Shaw,Christine v National Commercial Bank & The Administrator General

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA
IN EQUITY
SUIT NO. E256 OF 1998
BETWEEN CHRISTINE SHAW APPLICANT
A N D NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK lSTR ESPONDENT
A N D THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL 2ND RESPONDENT
Mrs. Antoinette Haughton Cardenas and Mr. Kevin Williams, instructed by
Haughton and Associates for Applicant
Mrs. Lana Smith for the lSRt espondent
Andrew Gyles for the 2nd Respondent -
Heard: January 23 and April 19,2001
Harris, J:-
Ivina Henry, who was also known as Ivina White, was the aunt of the Applicant.
She died intestate on May 13, 1997. At the date of her death, she was a divorcee and the
mother of one child, born on June 15, 1987. She was an Informal Commercial Importer.
During her lifetime, she operated several accounts with the Manor Park Branch of
National Comn~ercial Bank. The following accounts were maintained in the name of
Ivina Henry:-
Current Account for $1 24,986.87
Foreign Currency Account for US$55,300.91
Foreign Currency Certificate of Deposit account for US$29,000.00