Court Opinion

ID: 9706520
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 01:45:33.356707+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:23.346788
License: Public Domain

WATHEN, Justice,
dissenting.
I must respectfully dissent. I find it significant that the testator purchased the certificate of deposit, and diminished the funds in his bank account before he executed his will. Although I agree that the meaning of the phrase “bank account” has undergone a change, the opinion of the Court ignores the fact that the will refers to a single account, at a time when the testator had a savings account and a certificate of deposit. Even if the phrase “bank account” is broad enough to include a certificate of deposit, the will should not be interpreted to include both accounts when the bequest refers to a single account.
I would vacate the judgment of the Knox County Probate Court and remand for the entry of an order requiring the personal representative to pay to Sharon Hilt the funds in the savings account.