Legal Opinion

Sturgeon v. Estate of Wideman

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 12, 1980No. 41838PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Proceeding for the reasonable value of personal services furnished by appellants, Shirley Sturgeon (hereinafter referred to as “daughter”) and Richard Sturgeon (hereinafter referred to as “son-in-law”) to Josephine Wideman, deceased, (hereinafter referred to as “mother”) during the last four years of mother’s life. The trial court directed the verdict in favor of the estate at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence finding that daughter and son-in-law failed to prove that they expected to be paid. Under our scope of review, daughter and son-in-law are entitled to the most…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hart v. HessSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
  2. Jaycox v. BruneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  3. Boyle v. Colonial Life Insurance Co. of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Steva v. StevaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  5. Allmon v. AllmonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McMurry v. MagnussonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Sturgeon v. Estate of WidemanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. In the Estate of: James Larry WashingtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020

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