JOLLY v. CLARKSON

No. 26118.

157 S.W.3d 290 (2005)

Evelyn JOLLY, Natural Mother and Next Friend of Ashley Rae Jolly, minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Steven R. CLARKSON, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Application for Transfer Denied February 22, 2005.

Application for Transfer Denied April 5, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Ingrum, Allman, Ingrum, Wilson & Akers, L.L.C., Branson, MO, for appellant.

Richard L. Schnake, Neale & Newman, L.L.P., Springfield, MO, for respondent.


KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks reversal of a judgment that rejected her effort to void two beneficiary deeds made by Rollen H. Clarkson ("Grantor"). Plaintiff claims Grantor lacked the requisite mental capacity to make the deeds. Grantor's son ("Defendant") was the beneficiary named in the deeds. Plaintiff maintains the trial court used the wrong "mental capacity standard" to decide this case adversely to her. Plaintiff also urges reversal because the trial...

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