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ELAINE ALBOM BRAFFMAN ET AL. v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (SC 18342)
Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and McLachlan, Js.* Argued May 26--officially released July 20, 2010

William F. Gallagher, with whom, on the brief, was David McCarry, for the appellants (plaintiffs). Thomas J. Sansone, with whom were Anne D. Peterson and, on the brief, Lee F. Lizotte, for the appellee (defendant).

Opinion

KATZ, J. The plaintiffs, Elaine Albom Braffman (Elaine), as custodian for David S. Braffman, Gerald H. Braffman (Gerald), as custodian for Susannah Joy Braffman, David S. Braffman (David) and Susannah Joy Braffman-Amen (Susannah), appeal from the trial court's judgment in favor of the defendant, Bank of America Corporation, on the plaintiffs' claims that the defendant, upon demand, wrongfully had withheld the funds contained in two certificate of deposit passbook accounts, originally opened with one of the defendant's predecessors, Society for Savings Bank (Society).1 The plaintiffs contend that the trial court improperly disregarded Practice Book

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