Peters v. Peters

The majority expresses regret at the plight of Mrs. Patricia L. Peters who found out before her husband’s death that he had taken all the funds from their joint account and given them to his children from his first marriage. Rather than obtain the majority’s condolences, I am sure that Mrs. Peters wished it was more attentive to the law.

With regard to the joint passbook savings account,1 the majority recognizes that the Whitesville State Bank (Bank), by its own regulations, had language that required presentation of a passbook before savings account money could be withdrawn.2 The majority…