Barksdale v. Morris

VAN OSDOL, C.

[ 289] Appeal from a judgment and decree rendered in an action instituted by the administrator cum testamento annexo of the estate of Nora Mary Morris to construe the will of testatrix. The cause was originally appealed to this court but, it being determined that this court did not have appellate jurisdiction, the cause was transferred to the St. Louis Court of Appeals (224 S. W. 2d 84). The St. Louis Court of Appeals, by majority opinion, reversed the trial court’s judgment and remanded the cause with directions to amend the decree. However, one of the members of the St. Louis…