Manufacturers Bank & Trust Co. of St. Louis v. Arno

RICHARD P. SPRINKLE, Special Judge.

This action began in the Probate Court of St. Louis County. It was initiated by the Manufacturers Bank and Trust Company, executor of the estate of Irene B. Hoffman, deceased, and by her surviving spouse, Oliver Hoffman.

The motivating document was an affidavit filed by representatives of the executor and by her surviving spouse, alleging that respondent Dolores Arno, a granddaughter of decedent, was in possession of certain monies which should be a part of decedent’s estate and administered by the executor.

After discovery pleadings were answered and the case…