Cline v. Graves
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
WASSERSTROM, Judge.
This is a suit for specific performance of a contract to make reciprocal wills. The trial court granted judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. We affirm.
On September 8, 1961, William Claude Cline and Ora Belle Taylor entered into a written antenuptial agreement in contemplation of marriage. Each had been previously married. William had children from his first marriage and also grandchildren, who are plaintiffs in this case. Ora had no children.
The antenuptial agreement provided generally that each party would transfer his or her separate property to joint…
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