McKenna v. McKenna

On October 16, 1923, George F. McKenna, who was then living with his daughter, Mrs. Breen, and apart from his wife, Catherine A. McKenna, consulted an attorney with regard to making a will. He asked how he could arrange so'that certain amounts which he wished to give to five of his children could be free from any claim of his wife against his estate. He was advised that he might be able to do this by making deposits in the joint names of *483himself and each child, payable to the survivor, and was told that if he did this he could receive the interest and could use the amount deposited, but that…