M Civ JI 173.01 Determination of Title to Bank Accounts - Defining Legal Names of Parties and Counsel

This is a proceeding to determine the ownership of (a) certain [ bank account(s) / credit union account(s) / savings and loan association account(s) / [ other ] ].

The person seeking to obtain ownership of the [ account / accounts ] is called the petitioner. The petitioner is [ state name and indicate where seated ]. The attorney for the petitioner is [ state attorney’s name and indicate where seated ]. The person who claims to be the owner in opposition to the petitioner is called the respondent. The respondent is [ state respondent’s name and indicate where seated ]. A respondent is one who responds to a petition. The attorney for the respondent is [ state attorney’s name and indicate where seated ]. [ If any other persons are at the counsel table, identify them and describe their function ].

Note on Use

In a hearing to determine title to bank, credit union and savings and loan accounts, this instruction should be substituted for M Civ JI 1.02.

History

M Civ JI 173.01 was added October 1985.​