Legal Opinion

Porter v. Falknor

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 14, 1995No. 65254PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Plemmons v. PembertonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
  3. Wimp v. CollettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  4. Metropolitan Tickets, Inc. v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Riley v. RileyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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