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ESTATES OF BEISBIER

No. 251.

47 Wis.2d 409 (1970)

177 N.W.2d 919

ESTATES OF BEISBIER (Kilian and Elizabeth): MURPHY, Administratrix of the Estate of Kilian Beisbier, Appellant, v. PESCH, Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Beisbier, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Bernard C. Westfahl of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by Albert J. Hauer, attorney, and St. Peter & Hauer of counsel, all of Fond du Lac, and oral argument by Albert J. Hauer.

BEILFUSS, J.

The issue, as we view this case, is whether a joint checking account carries all the attributes of a common-law joint tenancy, including the right to trace severed funds into assets purchased by one of the co-owners of the account.

Appellant urges in her brief that the county court's determination of the ownership of these assets constituted a question of fact and not one of law. We disagree and consider the dispositive issue as a question of...

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