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MATTHEWS v. NELSON

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303 S.C. 489 (1991)

401 S.E.2d 669

Nellie MATTHEWS, Executrix of the Estate of Lillian L. Davis, deceased, Appellant v. Ernest NELSON and South Carolina Federal Savings & Loan Association, of whom Ernest Nelson is Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 25, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isadore S. Bernstein, Columbia, for appellant.

B. Michael Brackett, of Sherrill and Townsend, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Nov. 15, 1990.

Decided Feb. 25, 1991.

TOAL, Justice:

This appeal involves the proper distribution of certain monies, situated in a joint certificate of deposit account with rights of survivorship, after the death of one of the account holders. We reverse the circuit court and reinstate the order of the probate court.

FACTS

On May 12, 1986, Lillian L. Davis opened a joint money market...

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