SHEFFIELD v. ESTATE OF DOZIER

No. 08-81-00286-CV.

643 S.W.2d 197 (1982)

Catherine W. SHEFFIELD, Appellant, v. The ESTATE OF Dorothy Elizabeth DOZIER, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Wright, Robert Warach, Pearson, Warach & Wales, El Paso, for appellant.

David M. Driscoll, Potash, Bernat, Sipes & Bernat, P.C., El Paso, for appellee.

Before WARD, OSBORN and SCHULTE, JJ., concur.


OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This case raises the issue as to whether the intention of a deceased person may be considered in deciding whether funds on deposit in a joint account with right of survivorship pass under a will or to the survivor of the account. We conclude the intention of the deceased may not be considered, and we reverse and render judgment for the Appellant.

On May 1, 1979, Dorothy Dozier purchased a certificate of deposit from First...

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