Maess v. Greenfield

PARK, Judge.

In this litigation, the plaintiff-appellant, Henry Maess, seeks to recover the proceeds of a certificate of deposit from the defendant-appellee who is administrator of the estate of Carl Corte Dummier. The case was tried by the court without a jury, the testimony being taken by deposition. After making findings of fact and conclusions of law, the circuit court entered judgment dismissing Maess’s complaint. From that judgment, Maess appeals.

On April 30, 1971, Dummier purchased a certificate of deposit from the People’s First National Bank and Trust Co. Certificate of deposit was…