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LYNCH v. MURRAY

No. 10638.

139 F.2d 649 (1943)

LYNCH v. MURRAY.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Wideman, of Washington, D. C., and J. Field Wardlaw, of West Palm Beach, Fla., for appellant.

John M. Murrell and Wm. H. Malone, both of Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON and HOLMES, Circuit Judges, and RUSSELL, District Judge.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the title to bank deposits, and is governed by the law of Florida. Its correct decision depends upon the construction of a statute of that state modifying the common law of joint tenancy with the right of survivorship.

Prior to her death, Frances Lynch created joint bank accounts in various cities in the name of herself and the appellee. All funds deposited in these accounts originally were the property of Miss Lynch...

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