Bradford v. Blossom
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. Warwick Hough, Judge. (1) If the person who sustains the confidential relation to the testator at the time of the making of the will is to get any pecuniary benefit, either directly or indirectly, under the will, a presumption of undue influence will be indulged.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. Warwick Hough, Judge. (1) If the person who sustains the confidential relation to the testator at the time of the making of the will is to get any pecuniary benefit, either directly or indirectly, under the will, a presumption of undue influence will be indulged. Barkley v. Cemetery Assn., 153 Mo. 315; Lins v. Lenhardt, 127 Mo. 271. (2) Undue influence may be shown by the relation of the parties, the mental condition of the person whose act is in question, and the character of the transaction. Ding-man v. Romine, 141 Mo. 466. (3) That the…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is a statutory contest of the will of Emma V. Bradford, who died July 28, 1898.
The will was admitted to prohate August 8, 1898, and the contest proceedings were begun on October 10, 1899. The contestants are Prank E. Bradford and Caroline B. Ryan, son and daughter, and only children, of the testatrix. The will purports to have been executed on the 21st day of July, 1893. It reads as follows:
“I, Emma Virginia Burns Bradford, widow of the late William E. Bradford, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, being of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainty of life, do by these…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maddox v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Dingman v. RomineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Doherty v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Myers v. HaugerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
3Cited by10 opinions
- Loud v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1923
- Patton v. SheltonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Bushman v. BarlowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
- Bradford v. BlossomSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Gott v. DennisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
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