Burke v. Kehr

KAROHL, Judge.

Will contestants F. Townsend Burke, Paul S. Burke, and Thomas M. Hess appeal from a directed verdict in favor of will proponents Kent D. Kehr, decedent’s attorney and named personal representative, and twelve designated charitable organizations collectively referred to as Catholic Charities. The contestants are the heirs at law of testatrix, Margery C. Bussen. Margery C. Bussen executed the will on April 1, 1983, and she died on February 14, 1990, a resident of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. A jury trial was held to determine whether Margery C. Bussen was under the undue…