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MATTER OF ESTATE OF FRANK

No. 86-1493.

140 Wis.2d 429 (1987)

410 N.W.2d 621

IN the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF Emmy FRANK, Deceased: Virginia WACHNIAK, Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. ESTATE OF Emmy FRANK, Arthur T. Frank, Personal Representative, Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant and cross-respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of James A. Walt of Walt & Walt, Milwaukee.

For the respondent and cross-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Arnold J. Gazinski, of Milwaukee.

Before Moser, P.J., Wedemeyer and Sullivan, JJ.

SULLIVAN, J.

Virginia Wachniak appeals an order to pay half of the proceeds of a joint savings account to the estate of Emmy Frank. Arthur T. Frank, who is Emmy's widower and the estate's personal representative, cross-appeals. We hold that sec. 705.03(1), Stats., precludes the estate's inquiry about funds that Wachniak removed from the account that she held jointly with Emmy. Accordingly, we reverse.

It is undisputed that Emmy opened a sole savings account...

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