The first question is whether a will severs a valid joint tenancy so that jointly held property passes through the estate rather than to the surviving joint tenant. We hold that it does not. The second question is whether bank accounts described as "joint", but lacking, as far as we can find, any language of "survivorship", create a valid joint tenancy. We find that under the facts of this case they do...
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