GAINES v. VALLANCE

No. 58812.

811 S.W.2d 472 (1991)

Harry E. GAINES, III, Personal Representative for the Estate of Harry E. Gaines, Sr., Respondent, v. Ruth VALLANCE, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

June 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandford J. Miller, Michael P. Steeno, Clayton, for appellant.

John J. Donnelly, St. Louis, for respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

Appellant, Ruth Vallance, appeals the trial court's ruling that a checking account at Meramec Valley Bank belongs to the Estate of Harry Gaines, Sr., and not appellant. The trial court held appellant was not a joint tenant with right of survivorship in the account. We affirm.

Harry Gaines and Ruth Vallance shared a residence from September, 1987, until Harry's death on March 20, 1989. They were never legally married. On July 22, 1987, prior to...

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