Legal Opinion
Higgins v. McElwee
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 1984No. 47697PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.
On September 7, 1977, three hours after he killed his wife, Elaine, Ernest Yokely killed himself. Two children had been born of their marriage, Anesa and April Yokely. In addition, Ernest was survived by two children of a prior marriage, Audrey Clarke and Ernest Yokely, III. Elaine was also survived by five children from a prior marriage, the plaintiffs in this case. Elaine and Ernest were the owners of certain real estate and a Buick automobile as tenants by the entirety. Each was insured by a policy of life insurance issued by the Wabash Life Insurance Company, in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Leggett v. Missouri State Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District v. ZykanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Peoples-Home Life Ins. Co. v. HaakeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Mathews v. PrattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Wallach v. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Empiregas, Inc. of Palmyra v. ZinnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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