EVANS v. STIREWALT

No. 26322.

158 S.W.3d 910 (2005)

Dudley EVANS, Wanda Jackson, Thelma Dotson, Jewell Millard, Sally Ann Epperson, Shirley Evans, Ronnie Evans, Harold Evans, and Glen Evans, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Judy STIREWALT, Janet Webster, Vivian Cole, and Carl Evans, Defendants-Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

March 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy D. Richardson, Springfield, for appellants.

Philip J. Metz, Joplin, for respondents.


KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

This is a will contest case. The trial court ruled Amy Carlisle ("Amy") lacked testamentary capacity to make a will and, therefore, was deemed to have died intestate.1 The proponents of the will ("Defendants") appeal.2 This court affirms.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

In a court-tried will contest case, appellate review is governed by Rule 84.13(d).3

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