Legal Opinion

Easter v. Ochs

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 22, 1992No. 74619PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Judge.

Cheryl Jean Easter sued to quiet title to four Missouri farms that she and her brother, Alan Ochs, claimed. When *517Alan later died, his heirs — the Ochs family — became the defendants. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Cheryl on stipulated facts. Because a state statute is alleged to violate the equal protection and full-faith-and-credit clauses of the United States Constitution, this Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const., Art. V, § 3. The decision of the circuit court is affirmed.

On June 28, 1937, Adolph Ochs made a last will, which included:

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Hood v. McGeheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  4. Commerce Trust Company v. WeedSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  5. First National Bank of Kansas City v. DanforthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. Suzuki Motor Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  2. Royston v. WattsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Williams v. KimesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  4. Hess v. ProfferMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Moore v. Swayne-Hunter Farms, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992

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