Legal Opinion

Switzer v. Hart

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1997No. 72124PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFF, Judge.

Peter K. Switzer (Peter) appeals from an order and judgment dismissing all of Peter’s claims for damages by sustaining motions to dismiss filed by John T. Hart and J. Gregory Bartels (Respondents).1 We affirm based on Peter’s lack of standing.

This ease focuses on certain terms of the Last Will and Testament of Catherine Hart (Catherine’s will). In Catherine’s will a trust was created that took effect, in relevant part, when her husband Luke E. Hart died in 1964. In general, the trust had four parts which are referred to as Share A, Share B, Share C, and Share D. Two of those…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gardner v. VanlandinghamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
  2. St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. KaltenbachSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
  3. First National Bank of Kansas City v. SullivanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  4. Hinton v. City of St. JosephMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. First National Bank of Kansas City v. WaldronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Home Builders Ass'n of Greater St. Louis, Inc. v. City of WildwoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Stabler v. StablerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. In re the Estate of SpencerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. v. Missouri Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  5. Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. v. Missouri Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003

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