Boatmen's Bank of Southern Missouri v. Walker

GARRISON, Judge.

Mary Patricia Soukup (Appellant), daughter of Mary F. Campbell (Decedent), appeals from a judgment holding that Decedent made a gift of a promissory note to her other daughter, Trula Walker (Trula), before her death and that, as a result, the proceeds of the promissory note belonged to Trula and not to Decedent’s estate. We affirm.

FACTS

The promissory note in question, which was payable to Decedent, arose from the sale of a home which the parties refer to simply as “Pickwick” or the “Pickwick property.” Trula and her husband, Randall, owned Pickwick for several years before…