Estate of B. Haler

Summary

The Court held that the uncashed cashier’s check was an asset of the decedent’s estate rather than the surviving spouse’s individual property. The record did not establish a completed inter vivos gift, surviving ownership based on authorized-signatory status, or the spouse’s status as a holder or other person entitled to enforce the check. The Court reversed the judgment and remanded for inclusion of the funds in the estate and redistribution of the net residual estate. No separate opinions were filed.