Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Danforth
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 1986No. 14141PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TITUS, Presiding Judge.
Doctor Duncan R. Danforth, a 75-year-old man of substantial means, married 21-year-old Loretta Ollison (Loretta) on Wednesday, August 13, 1980. Immediately following the ceremony the newlyweds went to a lawyer’s office where Dr. Dan-forth executed a newly prepared will naming Loretta a principal beneficiary of his estate. On Sunday, August 17, 1980, Dr. Danforth was murdered by Michael Stith (Stith), Loretta’s lover, after two exconvicts employed by Stith and Loretta to kill Dr. Danforth reneged on their previous agreement to do so. Loretta was jury-convicted of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Perry v. StrawbridgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- State Ex Rel. O'Blennis v. AdolfMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Northeast Building Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- In Re Estate of LaspyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- State v. DanforthMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Brandt v. PelicanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Calvin v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- In Re Estate of LooneyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- Cordes v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- Helton Construction Co. v. High Point Shopping Center, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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