Legal Opinion
Byrne v. Schneider
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1991No. 58316PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.
Appellants, the sister and niece of the ward, Irma Byrne, appeal an order of the Circuit Court of Gasconade County appointing respondent, Jane Schneider, the guardian of the ward. We affirm.
The ward is an 80 year old woman suffering from progressive organic brain disease with senile dementia. The evidence reveals that the ward first exhibited signs of the disease in late 1987, when she was swindled by “repairmen” who allegedly performed work on her driveway and roof. The swindlers requested that ward pay them in excess of $13,000.00 for the “work” and were…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Kountouris v. VarvarisMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Cook v. Tide Water Associated Oil CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
- Roots v. ReidMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Robb v. N. W. Electric Power CooperativeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Couch v. CouchMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
- Estate of Ewing v. BryanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Fulton v. WalkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re Estate of WoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- Stafford v. BomarMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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