Wailes v. Curators of Central College
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
WESTTIUES, C.
This is an action for declaratory judgment. The principal question presented is whether a person legally adopted under the provisions of Chapter 453, RSMo 1949, may inherit from the natural parents, or, as in this case, from the natural grandparents.
The suit was filed by the executor of the last will and testament of Nona M. Furnish, deceased. By their joint will, Nona M. Furnish and ■ her husband, James A. Furnish, who had lived at Shelbina, Missouri, left the bulk of their estate to Central College at Fayette, Missouri. The Curators of the College were made defendants and after…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Irving Trust Co. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. KaltenbachSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Dreyer v. SchrickSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
- Clarkson v. HattonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Application of MaplesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- In Re the Adoption of JMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- Arciero v. HagerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- First National Bank of Kansas City v. WaldronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- In Re Estate of NeuwirthNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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