Maries County Bank v. Williams

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Chief Judge.

The Maries County Bank (“Bank”) appeals from an adverse judgment entered in a declaratory judgment action filed by it against Stanley T. Williams (“Stanley”) and Edith Williams (“Edith”),1 individually and as trustee of a living revocable trust created by her. Collectively, we refer to Stanley and Edith as “Defendants.” We affirm.

In 1984, Edith, who is Stanley’s mother, conveyed 60 acres of land in Maries County (the “Land”) to herself, Stanley and Stanley’s wife, Jo Ann Williams (“Jo Ann”) “as joint tenants and to the survivor.” Stanley, Jo Ann and Edith…