Casagranda v. Donahue

This appeal comes from a summary judgment of the District Court, Silver Bow County, quieting title in two joint bank accounts.

Michael McLaughlin, decedent, was born in Ireland, February 24, 1894, and died in Montana, March 18, 1975. As a young man, he emigrated to the United States, settled in Butte, Montana, and became a naturalized citizen. He worked most of his life in the Butte mines from which he contracted a disease known as silicosis which necessitated his retirement and ultimately led to his death.

Although decedent was never married, he had a close relationship with Vina Rowe, until…