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IN RE ESTATE OF MAPES

No. 69135.

738 S.W.2d 853 (1987)

In Re ESTATE OF George E. MAPES, Deceased. William L. CROOKS, et al., Appellants, v. James T. HOLCOMB, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Powell, Jr., Macon, for appellants.

Ralph Max Humphreys, Trenton, for respondents.

BILLINGS, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs are heirs at law and residuary legatees under the will of George E. Mapes. They appeal from an order of the trial court directing a verdict for defendants James and John Holcomb in an action to discover estate assets. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed. Transfer was granted to examine the standard of proof required to establish a presumption of fraud and undue influence where money or property is transferred...

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