Gilmore v. Roberson

This is an appeal from a summary judgment allowing a claim against the decedent’s estate for *22,500 filed by Mary G. Roberson, based on “a gift of money made in December, 1970, in the nature of a bank account * * * at First National Bank and Trust Company of Rockford — Gift completed by the delivery of the passbook to claimant.”

The claimant’s motion for summary judgment and her supporting affidavit with exhibits established that on December 8, 1970, a joint account was opened at that bank in the names of the decedent, Ray L. Gilmore, and the claimant, Mary G. Roberson, as joint tenants with the…