Estate of Williams v. Williams

JOHN C. HOLSTEIN, Judge.

This appeal rises from a discovery of assets proceeding filed in the probate division of the circuit court of Pettis County. That court granted summary judgment giving ownership of the assets in question to the estate and dismissed an additional claim for punitive damages. Both parties appealed. After opinion by the court of appeals, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const, art V, sec. 10.

Facts

Bennie James Williams, II (Decedent) was the beneficiary of an annuity that provided a monthly payment of three thousand four hundred fifty-two dollars for Decedent’s life or for…