ESTATE OF COHEN v. CROWN

Nos. 70685, 70686.

954 S.W.2d 409 (1997)

ESTATE OF Elmer COHEN, Deceased, Commerce Bank of St. Louis, N.A. and G.B. Dunn, Plaintiffs/Respondents, v. Patricia CROWN, et al., Defendants/Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Denied October 9, 1997.

Application to Transfer Denied November 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Charles A. Redd, Timothy J. Prosser, St. Louis, for Crown.

Anderson & Gilbert, Stuart M. Haw, St. Louis, for Dunn, Jr. and Sondra Dunn.

Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Zafft, P.C., Patricia D. Gray, Merle L. Silverstein, St. Louis, for Vanderbilt Temple Israel & Cong. Ohabai Shalom.

The Stolar Partnership, Lawrence P. Katzenstein, Jacqueline A. Dimmitt, St. Louis, for Jewish Hospital.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 9, 1997.

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court's judgment concerning the liability for the estate taxes issued to the non-testamentary beneficiaries and testamentary legatees of Elmer Cohen's (Testator's) Last Will and Testament (Will). Because the Will does not specifically direct the life insurance beneficiary be exempt from paying her pro rata share of estate taxes,...

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