Legal Opinion

Bosworth v. Sewell

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 26, 1996No. 78033Published

1Opinion of the Court

918 S.W.2d 773 (1996)

Collis BOSWORTH, et al., Appellants,

v.

Minnie SEWELL, et al., Respondents.

No. 78033.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 26, 1996.

Francis Hanna, Kansas City, for appellants.

Kevin Schehr and David A. Yarger, Versailles, for respondents.

PRICE, Judge.

Heirs to an estate appeal the dismissal of their will contest action, claiming the failure of the personal representative to provide them actual notice of the probate of a will precludes the § 473.083.1, RSMo 1994,[1] six-month statutory bar. We find the Missouri probate code requires actual notice to heirs of a decedent and…

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. State v. ParkhurstSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  4. State Ex Rel. Williams v. MarshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  5. Abrams v. Ohio Pacific ExpressSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991

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