Dixon National Bank v. Morris

This is a citation proceeding, commenced by the Dixon National Bank, as executor of the estate of Eva M. Robinson, to determine the ownership of a savings account opened in the joint names of the deceased, and her daughter, Cora Morris, the appellant. All deposits into the joint account were made by the deceased, and the question for decision is whether she intended to make a gift to the appellant. Both the trial court and the appellate court, (51 Ill. App. 2d 307) held that the account belonged to the estate because the appellant’s name was placed on the account solely for the convenience of…