Isenhower v. Duncan

BOYDSTON, Judge.

This case has its beginning in 1963 when Beatrice Duncan, an elderly career schoolteacher, married Claude Isenhower, an elderly busdriver. 1 It was a first marriage for each.

At the time of the marriage, Beatrice had two bank accounts — one for checking and one for savings. 2 Claude had only a checking account. They chose to keep their separate accounts but later added each other’s names to the signature cards and became joint tenants.

Several years before the marriage, Claude added his brother, Cecil, to his account. He testified his sole purpose was to allow his brother to pay…