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TRANTHAM v. TRICE

Nos. KCD 29086 and KCD 29069.

567 S.W.2d 389 (1978)

Jennie TRANTHAM, Helen Reagan, and Sarah Jane Bess, Appellants, v. William C. TRICE, Public Administrator for the County of Boone, State of Missouri, and Administrator of the Estate of William Rice Challis, Deceased, and George D. Peters, John D. Peters, and the unknown and unborn issue, heirs, grantees and successors of Helen Reagan, George D. Peters, Sarah Jane Bess and Jennie Trantham, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied June 12, 1978.

Application to Transfer Denied July 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry T. Limerick, Jr., Columbia, for Jennie Trantham.

Dale Reaban, Kirkwood, for Helen Reagan.

William Brandecker, Columbia, for Sarah Jane Bess.

B. Daniel Simon, Columbia, for William C. Trice, Adm.

Raymond C. Lewis, Jr., Columbia, for George D. Peters and John Peters; Smith, Lewis & Rogers, Columbia, of counsel.

Before WELBORN, Special Judge, Presiding, HIGGINS, Special Judge, and PRITCHARD, J.

PRITCHARD, Judge.

This is an action to construe the last will and testament of William Rice Challis, deceased, who died on September 16, 1974, the will having been executed by him on June 26, 1943, and his wife, Margaret Challis, having predeceased him.

Item III of the will left to Helen Reagan $1.00. Item V of the will left the residue of the estate, "in equal shares to Madeline Peters, Ruth Jordan, Chloe Jordan, and Vera Wiedmeyer; but in case any of them...

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