Legal Opinion

Moore v. Murphy

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 8, 1994No. 64696PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff filed a petition to construe decedent’s will. She sought a finding that Item 3 of the will is-void for vagueness. The Probate Division of the Circuit Court found the clause valid and held that it was unnecessary to construe the meaning of the words in question. Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s decision. We affirm.

Luther S. Moore, decedent, executed a handwritten will on September 2, 1982. Item 2 of the will put all of decedent’s assets *137in trust and named John T. Murphy (Trustee) as Trustee. Trustee was to distribute the income from the assets to relatives,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Martha POE, Appellant, v. JOHN DEERE COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  2. Ackley v. AckleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1953
  3. Odom v. LangstonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
  4. Bradley v. TaylorMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Johnson v. WheelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. John Paul Mitchell Systems v. Randalls Food Markets, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
  2. Brandin v. BrandinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. Mullins v. Estate of CorbinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001

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