GUERRERO v. CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASS'N

No. 44,438

197 Kan. 18 (1966)

415 P.2d 257

JOSEFA BARAJAS GUERRERO, a/k/a JASEFA BARAJAS, Appellee, v. CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, a Corporation, Defendant, and FRANCISCA VASQUEZ DE BARAJAS, Appellant, and JAMES H. HOPE, Administrator of the Estate of Cresencio Barajas, Deceased, Appellant, and FULGENCIO G. MANZANARES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Wareheim, of Topeka, argued the cause for appellants Francisca Vasquez De Barajas, and James H. Hope. Administrator, and George E. McCullough, W.L. Parker, Jr., Reginald LaBunker and James L. Rose, of Topeka, were with him on the briefs.

Myron L. Listrom, of Topeka, argued the cause for appellant Fulgencio G. Manzanares and Eldon Sloan and James W. Sloan, of Topeka, were with him on the brief.

Fulgencio G. Manzanares, of Topeka, argued the cause for appellee Josefa Barajas Guerrero, a/k/a Jasefa Barajas, and Myron L. Listrom, Eldon Sloan and James W. Sloan, of Topeka, were with him on the brief.

Robert L. Webb, Ralph W. Oman, Philip E. Buzick, William B. McElhenny, James D. Waugh, James L. Grimes, Jr., Donald J. Horttor, Terry L. Bullock, Stewart L. Entz and James E. Smith, all of Topeka, were of counsel, on the brief of appellant Fulgencio G. Manzanares.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

These appeals arise out of a controversy over the ownership of an account in the Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association of Topeka. The account was held in the name of Cresencio Barajas or Mrs. Jasefa Barajas, "either or the survivor." The account totalled $28,404.20 and represented the life savings of Cresencio Barajas who died on the 24th day of February...

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