Cook v. Bevill

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant Woodrow Cook, administrator of the estate of Elijah J. Bryeans, deceased, and appellee Andy Bevill, each claim ownership of the proceeds of a certificate of deposit issued in the names of E. J. Bryeans or Andy Bevill. Since the certificate was dated April 18, 1967, resolving the issue requires an interpretation of Acts 78 and 444 of 1965. This is a case of first impression under those acts. The chancellor, in awarding the proceeds to Bevill, applied Act 444.

Elijah Bryeans held a deposit box at Farmers Bank of Blytheville when he.died intestate in September 1967.…