Lovett v. Uptain

This legal contest is over the proceeds of a joint certificate of deposit.

Mrs. Lovett and Mrs. Uptain are the only children of J.F. Spruell and Cora B. Spruell.

In 1974 a certificate of deposit was issued to "J.F. Spruell or Cora Spruell." Mr. Spruell died on May 25, 1978. The testimony was that, at some point in time after Mr. Spruell's death, the bank's records were changed to reflect the ownership of the certificate of deposit to "Cora Spruell or Betty Lovett," but it cannot be ascertained from the evidence as to even approximately when that change took place. Mrs. Spruell died on November…