Legal Opinion

Trenton Trust Co. v. Estate of Maxwell

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 10, 1987No. WD 38316PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NUGENT, Presiding Judge.

Claimant Trenton Trust Company appeals a ruling of the probate court ordering it to exhaust all means of collection before proceeding to collect against the estate of G.O. Maxwell.

We reverse.

On January 16, 1985, G.O. Maxwell executed a written guaranty agreement in favor of the Cook and Vencill Bank (now Trenton Trust Company) guarantying the indebtedness of Paul D. Callihan and Lena Callihan to the extent of $100,000. Trenton Trust Company succeeded to all the rights of Cook and Vencill Bank under the guaranty agreement. Before G.O. Maxwell died, the bank had lent the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stein v. BruceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. Great Western Printing Co. v. BelcherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
  3. Yonke v. Estate of AlberMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ulreich v. KreutzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Lemay Bank and Trust Co. v. HarperMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Brywood Ltd. Partners, L.P. v. H.T.G., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Boatmen's First National Bank of Kansas City, a Federally Chartered Bank v. P.P.C., Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. FDIC v. Indian Creek Warehouse, JVDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1997

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