Musselman v. Mitchell

This appeal involves a dispute over the ownership of a joint savings account. The account was established in the defendant savings bank by the decedent, Erin Musselman, in the joint names of herself and her longtime friend, defendant Arlene Mitchell.

The issue arises in the context of a suit filed by the decedent’s mother, Anna Musselman, and a sister, for specific performance of an alleged prior existing oral contract by the decedent to will her property to her mother.

The amended complaint alleged that the decedent promised to leave her property to her mother in return for supportive care and…