Pescetto v. Colonial Trust & Savings Bank

Plaintiff, Aurelia Pescetto, brought this action in the circuit court of La Salle County. Count I of her complaint sought to establish plaintiff’s right to funds held jointly with her deceased husband in a savings account with defendant, Colonial Trust & Savings Bank. (The other counts of the complaint are not involved in this appeal.) Defendant claims the funds as security on a defaulted loan. The circuit court granted summary judgment for plaintiff on count I, and certified the judgment for appeal purposes to the appellate court, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 304(a) (87 Ill. 2d R. 304(a)).…