Legal Opinion

In the Estate of Johnson

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 11, 1990No. 57702PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAROHL, Judge.

This appeal involves apportionment of federal estate taxes owed by the estate of Belmont C. Johnson. Michael Brown, the initial personal representative of the estate and scrivener of the will, petitioned for construction of the Last Will and Testament of Johnson. The probate court entered judgment after finding a latent ambiguity in the will and determining the testator intended the estate taxes to be paid from the residue of the estate. Kenneth and Richard Johnson, the current personal representatives of the estate and brothers of the testator, appeal from the judgment denying…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Schupbach v. SchupbachMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Nease v. Estate of NeaseMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Estate of Ginn v. AlmondMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. Strick v. EisenbergMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. Gellerstedt v. United Missouri Bank of Kansas City, N.A.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Shriners Hospital for Children v. SchaperMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006

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