In Re Estate of Wood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

The question presented by this appeal is whether *631the trial court properly determined that three certificates of deposit, the subject of this action, were owned in joint tenancy.

The decedent, James B. “Pete” Wood, left five surviving heirs and residuary legatees (plaintiffs-appellants) who brought this action against Robert Davies (defendant-appellee), individually and as executor of the estate of James B. Wood.

The decedent in his lifetime banked with the First National Bank of Liberal, Kansas, and at the time of his death in August of…