Kirschenbauer v. Ludovico

It is undisputed that Joseph Ludovico, father of five children by a prior marriage, and his second wife, Stella, mother of two children by a prior marriage, established on October 8, 1959, mainly from Joseph’s funds, a savings account for each of the seven children in the sum of $2,500 and each in the name of “Joseph Ludovico or Stella Ludovico, payable to either trustee or the survivor in trust for [name of child].” All of the accounts were intact with accumulated interest on the date of Joseph’s death, August 27, 1960. After Joseph’s burial Stella withdrew all of the money without notice to…