Legal Opinion

Godsy v. Godsy

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 23, 1975No. 9720PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLANIGAN, Judge.

This is a will contest, the procedure for which is contained in § 473.083 V.A.M.S.

Plaintiffs-appellants are the brother, two sisters, and the lineal descendants of a deceased sister of the testatrix Alta Godsy, who died on February 4, 1966. Alta Godsy was not survived by a husband or by lineal descendants.

Defendants-respondents are Gladys God-sy (sued individually and as executrix of the last will of Alta Godsy) and nine children of Hiram Godsy. Hiram, a brother of the testatrix, predeceased her.

The attacked will was dated April 29, 1963. Hiram died in 1964. In July 1966, the…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Armor v. FreySupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
  2. Gruetzemacher v. BillingsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
  3. Spiking School District No. 71 v. Purported "Enlarged School District R-IISupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  4. Lange v. BakerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1964
  5. Godsy v. GodsyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Eagleburger v. Emerson Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Taylor v. CoeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Empire Gas Corp. v. RandolphMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. State Ex Rel. O'Connell v. CrandallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Shaffer v. CochenourMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978

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