Armstrong v. Daniel

The trial court denied the petition of the administrator of the estate of Felton Armstrong for an order requiring the payment to her of funds in an account with Dreis & Krump Credit Union in the sum of $5,727.91. The court found that the funds had been properly paid to the defendant Susie Daniel, sister of the deceased and the survivor of the joint tenancy created by the agreement entered into when the account was established. The facts follow.

On September 23, 1957, Felton Armstrong and his sister signed a card entitled, “Joint Stock Account Agreement,” which reads as follows:

“The undersigned…