Beyer v. First Nat. Bank of Dillon

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, the Honorable Frank E. Blair, presiding, in favor of defendant First National Bank of Dillon (Bank), in an action by plaintiff to recover on a check allegedly improperly negotiated by the Bank and deposited in a joint account controlled by plaintiff’s then wife.

On August 8, 1974, Checking Account No. 2-227-7 was opened at the Bank in the names of plaintiff Fred Beyer and his then wife, Peggy Beyer. The account was designated as a joint tenancy with right of survivorship. The wife, Peggy Beyer,…