Estate of Munier v. Jacquemin

GRIMM, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff1 furnished the funds for several certificates of deposit. The certificates were titled in her name, along with that of defendants, her sister and her sister’s husband. Defendants kept the certificates in their safe deposit box. Plaintiff asked for their return. When they refused to return them, she filed this action.

Plaintiff died while the action was pending. Defendants claimed the certificates as surviving joint tenants. The trial court agreed. We disagree and enter judgment accordingly.

I. Background

The facts are basically not disputed. Plaintiff was bom in…