Estate of Shaw v. McKown

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

James and Donna McKown (“the McKowns”) appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Probate Division, denying their motion under Section 473.803 1 for repayment of expenditures they made for repairs on property devised to them under the will of decedent Pauline Shaw. The primary question is whether the Independent Personal Representative of the estate took possession of the real estate and was, therefore, obligated pursuant to Section 473.803 to pay for expenses incurred by the appellants for repairs and improvements to a house and other…