RHOADES v. CHAMBERS

No. 15437.

759 S.W.2d 398 (1988)

Lena RHOADES and Kermit Hodges, Personal Representative of the Estate of Florence Hodges, deceased, Respondents, v. Lorene CHAMBERS, individually and as alleged Executor of the alleged Will of Vivian Hodges, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

October 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Price, Woolsey, Fisher, Whiteaker & McDonald, Springfield, and Richard T. Martin, Gainesville, for appellant.

Michael J. Patton, Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton, P.C., Springfield, and Grant Q. Haden, Wade and Haden, Ava, for respondents.


CROW, Presiding Judge.

On February 21, 1986, Vivian B. Hodges, a spinster who, as best we can determine from the record, was about 64 years of age, executed a two-page document purporting to be her last will and testament. Vivian died two weeks later on March 7, 1986. On March 24, 1986, the document was presented to the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Douglas County, and admitted to probate.

On June 20, 1986, this action was commenced per § 473...

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