Porter v. Falknor
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
KAROHL, Judge.
Fay Falknor, the personal representative and residuary beneficiary of the estate of Claude M. Saunders, appeals from a judgment ordering specific performance of a contract to make a will. We reverse and remand.
Claude M. Saunders and Wilma Irene Saunders were married in 1929. No children were born of the marriage. Claude M. Saunders had a son, named Claude A. Saunders, by a previous marriage. In 1973, Claude M. and Wilma Saunders executed a joint will. The will contained the following provisions:
ITEM THREE
All the rest, residue and remainder of our property, real or personal…
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