Legal Opinion

Hatfield v. McCluney

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 21, 1995No. 77142PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Ray W. Hatfield appeals for a second time from a judgment denying his claim against the estate of Lillian McCluney, deceased. 1 The claim, based on a pre-death judgment entered in appellant’s favor against the decedent, was denied because it was not timely filed in the probate division of the circuit court as required by § 473.444. 2 Because the constitutionality of a statute is at issue, this Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, § 3. The judgment is affirmed.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Roberts v. United States JayceesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lester v. SaylesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  3. Brownstein v. Rhomberg-Haglin & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  4. Baugus v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  5. Sugent v. Estate of ArnoldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Weems v. MontgomeryMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Cantwell v. Douglas County ClerkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. State Ex Rel. Houska v. DickhanerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  4. Summitt ex rel. Boyd v. RobertsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Lancaster v. StubblefieldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998

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