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ESPINOSA v. PETRITIS

No. 6937.

373 P.2d 820 (1962)

70 N.M. 327

Robert ESPINOSA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gust PETRITIS and Robert Espinosa, as Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Mike Lelekos, Deceased, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V.A. Doggett, Raton, for appellant.

Wright & Kastler, Raton, for appellees.

CARMODY, Justice.

The trial court refused to award ownership of a claimed joint account to the plaintiff, and he appeals.

The question involved is whether, under the facts of this particular case, a joint tenancy in a bank account with right of survivorship was established.

The plaintiff and one Mike Lelekos, deceased, were equal partners in the ownership and operation of the De Luxe Cafe in Raton, New Mexico. On April 24, 1953, Lelekos went to the...

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