Estate of Ballard v. White

WESTHUES, C.

Berenice C. Ballard died on September 25, 1947, leaving an estate valued at more than $1,000,000. An executed copy of a purported will of the deceased was discovered in which Albert M. Menzi had been named as executor. Menzi presented, this alleged will to the Probate Court of the City of St. Louis for probate but the court rejected the instrument on the ground that the original had not been produced and its absence not accounted for. The probate court then appointed Nellie E. White as administratrix of the Ballard estate. Menzi had also been named as a beneficiary in the alleged…