Menerey v. Citizens First National Bank

Plaintiff, Connie. Menerey, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Bureau County dismissing her complaint in its. entirety. Menerey, as the executrix of the estate of Howard. E Hamm, filed an action to recover damages from the defendant, Citizens First National Bank (the bank), for payment of withdrawals from a savings account established by Howard F. Hamm. The bank in turn filed a third-party complaint against the defendant, Carolyn S. Hamm. The trial court ruled that Menerey had no standing, to maintain a cause of action and that only the minor child in whose name the account was…