Malone v. Sullivan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action to determine the rights of the litigants in a savings-deposit account with the Putnam Trust Company, of Salina.

The fund had originated in moneys belonging to the late Amy Malone, a thrifty woman of Lincoln county. Annie Williams was the widowed sister of Amy Malone, in whose welfare Amy was interested. Amy was the wife of William Malone, plaintiff herein. Their marriage was an unhappy one and their alienation so com*194píete that so far as practicable they managed their respective properties separately. Amy owned a farm and…