In Re Estate of Simms

423 S.W.2d 758 (1968)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of William Lewis SIMMS, Deceased.

Leslie Clay SMITH, Appellant,

v.

COMMERCE TRUST COMPANY, Co-Executor, Respondent.

No. 52575.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

January 8, 1968.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied February 12, 1968.

Rufus Burrus, Independence, for appellant.

Johnson, Lucas, Bush & Snapp, Hilary A. Bush, Kent Snapp, Kansas City, for respondent.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court En Banc Denied February 12, 1968.

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Leslie Clay Smith, herein referred to as "Claimant," filed a claim in two counts…