Estate of Ihl v. Oetting
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
KAROHL, Judge.
This is an action to construe two provisions of the will of G. Sheridan Ihl. Plaintiff-respondent Glenda S. Lang was the wife of Wendell Richard Hess when the will was made. Glenda and Wendell were divorced between the time the will was executed and the death of Mr. Ihl. Defendant-appellant, Verna Pernell Hess, the current wife of Wendell Richard Hess, seeks to recover under Items 3 and 4 of Mr. Ihl’s will. Whether she is entitled to recover rests on the interpretation of G. Sheridan Ihl’s will and particularly the construction *866to be given to the named beneficiary under those…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Patch v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gardner v. VanlandinghamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Evans v. RankinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Breckner v. PrestwoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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