Legal Opinion

Chaney v. Cooper

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 16, 1997No. WD 53281PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANNA, Judge.

Petitioners, Marjorie Chaney and Virginia Soetaert, filed an action for discovery of assets in the probate estate of Virginia Gray. Brian Cooper is the personal representative of the estate. The trial court sustained the respondent’s motion to dismiss. Petitioners appeal.

The present proceeding is an off-shoot of a dispute over the ownership of certain assets, which originated from the condemnation proceeds of a family-owned farm in Missouri. The present petitioners, Marjorie Chaney and Virginia Soetaert, are daughters of Jess and Verda Gray. The respondent, Brian Cooper, is the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. King General Contractors, Inc. v. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  3. Overby v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. State v. NunleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  5. Robertson v. PickrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1883

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3Cited by19 opinions

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