State v. Gralewski's Estate

Prior to November 15, 1934, certain funds stood to the credit of John Gralewski and his wife Elizabeth, both deceased, in two joint savings accounts, one in The First National Bank of Portland (Oregon) and the other in The United States National Bank of Portland (Oregon). Elizabeth Gralewski died November 15, 1934, and John Gralewski thereupon, as survivor under the deposit agreements, withdrew the moneys and redeposited them in savings accounts in the same banks in the joint names of himself and his son Kurt. In April, 1939, John Gralewski was adjudged insane and committed to the Oregon…