ROGERS v. SHELTON

No. 11-91-099-CV.

832 S.W.2d 709 (1992)

O. Raymond ROGERS, Jr., Appellant, v. Dollie R. SHELTON and Horace W. Shelton, Co-Independent Executors of the Estate of Coy O. Rogers, Deceased, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Evans, Palestine, for appellant.

Daniel F. Dean, Law Firm of Daniel F. Dean, Jeffery Doran, Palestine, for appellees.


OPINION

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The issue is whether the mere adding of a name and signature to an existing joint account with right of survivorship creates a right of survivorship in the person added to the account.

Plaintiffs, Dollie R. Shelton and Horace W. Shelton, Co-Independent Executors of the Estate of Coy 0. Rogers, sued defendant, 0. Raymond Rogers, Jr., seeking a declaratory judgment that the addition of the name and signature of defendant...

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