Legal Opinion

Pasternak v. Mashak

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 9, 1964No. 50335PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOUSER, Commissioner.

This is a suit to contest a will. A jury found the instrument not to be the will of testatrix. Defendant, sole beneficiary, *761appealed on the ground that the proof was insufficient to establish mental incapacity or undue influence and that the jury was improperly instructed on the law of the case.

Inquiry into the first concern of every court convinces us that we do not have appellate jurisdiction and that the case must be transferred to the appropriate court of appeals, for the following reasons.

We do not have jurisdiction on the ground that the title to real estate is…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Higgins v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
  2. Freeman v. De HartMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. Juden v. HouckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
  4. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. SchadeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  5. Whitworth v. Estate of Walter J. Monahan.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1936

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pasternak v. MashakMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
  2. Pasternak v. MashakSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  3. Sanderson v. RichardsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
  4. Moretti v. GustafsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  5. Sweeney v. EatonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970

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