Legal Opinion

Simmons v. Inman

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 13, 1971No. 55227PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Action by twin sister and sole heir at law of testatrix against her unrelated beneficiaries to contest the October 25, 1965, will of Eleanore Miller, deceased. The will devised real estate, and the assets of the estate exceed $75,000 in value. Contestant sought to submit her case on issues of undue influence and testamentary capacity; the court directed a verdict for proponents on the issue of undue influence; verdict and judgment were for proponents on the issue of testamentary capacity, and the dispositive question is whether contestant made a submissible case of undue…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pulitzer v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
  2. Loehr v. StarkeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  3. Wilhoit v. FiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  4. Switzer v. SwitzerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
  5. Clark v. PowellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Krischbaum v. DillonOhio Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Godsy v. GodsyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Estate of Gross v. GrossMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Hodges v. HodgesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Estate of Brown v. FulpMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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