Atkinson v. Knowles

John B. Robbins, Judge.

This appeal concerns the ownership of the contents of a bank safe-deposit box owned by the deceased, Francis Nickerson. The bank, First Federal of Arkansas, F.A., filed an interpleader action in December 2001 when it opened safe-deposit box number 132, discovering cash, coins, and two certificate of deposit books under the name of Mr. Francis E. Nickerson who had died in September 1990. The ownership card could not be found. The interpleader action requested that the bank be allowed to turn over the items into the registry of the court and allow the trial court to…