Graves v. Kelley

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Chester Graves appeals the judgment entered against him on the petition of Marilyn Merrill Kelley, personal representative of the Estate of Marie E. McGinness, to determine the ownership of a joint account. Graves raises one issue that requires reversal. It is:

whether the trial court's finding that Marie McGinness had terminated the joint account before her death is contrary to law?

FACTS

The facts in the light most favorable to the trial court's judgment indicate that on August 22, 1986, Marie McGinness used her individual funds to open a joint account with the right of…