EUL v. BEARD

No. 23766.

47 S.W.3d 424 (2001)

Wolfgang EUL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lula BEARD and Jeffries Abstract and Title Company, a Missouri corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

June 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart H. King, William H. McDonald & Associates, PC, Springfield, for Appellant.

Tyce S. Smith, Smith Dunbar Turley, Waynesville, for Respondent.


GARRISON, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a spouse is liable for the return of earnest money paid under a real estate sales contract signed by her and her late husband, as sellers of property owned by her husband only. We hold that under the circumstances here she is, and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Wolfgang Eul ("Plaintiff") entered into a contract to purchase sixteen acres of real estate in Laclede County, Missouri owned by Murrel Beard...

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