Hafner v. Comm'r

3 Cited authorities

  1. Matter of Albrecht

    32 N.E. 632 (N.Y. 1892)   Cited 60 times
    In Matter of Albrecht (136 N.Y. 91) the court held that if the husband and wife each contribute to a joint investment and title is taken in their joint names to be held by them, their executors, administrators or assigns (as was done in this case), no presumption can arise that either intended to make a gift of his or her share to the survivor.
  2. Wetherow v. Lord

    41 App. Div. 413 (N.Y. App. Div. 1899)   Cited 21 times
    In Wetherow v. Lord, 41 App. Div. 413, 58 N. Y. Supp. 778, the donor, when approaching dissolution, "expressed a desire to give to the plaintiff, who was an old friend and had cared for him, the amount of deposit represented by the book," i. e., the amount of a savings bank deposit in the joint names of the donor and his wife, "payable on draft of either."
  3. Wilcox v. Murtha

    41 App. Div. 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 1899)   Cited 1 times

    June Term, 1899. George Wilcox, for the plaintiff. Murtha Tucker, for the defendants. HATCH, J.: The agreed statement of facts discloses that William G. Peirson in his lifetime was the owner of certain real property situate in the borough of Brooklyn, in which his wife, Martha W. Peirson, had an inchoate right of dower. In November, 1895, Peirson and his wife entered into a contract with Robert C. Hopkins, whereby Hopkins agreed to purchase said property and assume the payment of the first mortgage