Legal Opinion

High v. Balun

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 4, 1991No. 91-5071PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

Joseph High sought to execute on a judgment against Alvin Miller by attaching a certificate of deposit “jointly” owned by Alvin Miller and his wife, Pauline Miller. This appeal requires us to determine each spouse’s ownership interest in the certificate. In order to do that, we must predict both how the New Jersey Supreme Court would apply New Jersey choice of law rules and how it would interpret that state’s Multiple Party Deposit Account Act. We conclude that the New Jersey Supreme Court would honor the provision in the certificate of deposit…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Steuart v. McChesneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Veazey v. DoremusSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
  4. Brenner v. SukenikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Levison v. WeintraubNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Warriner v. StantonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. KlimekDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Internal Revenue Service v. Donald Gaster and Mary Ann Gaster v. Ninth Ward Savings Bank, Fsb , Third-Party Mary Ann Gaster , in Nos. 94-7195 and 94-7196. Nos. 94-7195, 94-7196Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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