{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"estate-of-donny-elder-charlotte-bourbon-guardian-and-conservator-petitioner","displayName":"ESTATE OF DONNY ELDER, CHARLOTTE BOURBON, Guardian and Conservator, Petitioner-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35145:2018-10-18","opinionId":"d82ec7f8-8f34-5337-98d0-4a655566d36c","slug":"estate-of-donny-elder-charlotte-bourbon-guardian-and-conservator-petition-d35145","caseName":"ESTATE OF DONNY ELDER, CHARLOTTE BOURBON, Guardian and Conservator, Petitioner-Respondent\nvs.\nESTATE OF ELIZABETH P. PAGELER, RANDY W. WEDEL, Personal Representative, DAVID WAYNE WEDEL, and RONALD JOE WEDEL, Respondents-Appellants","caseNumber":"SD35145","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-10-18","year":2018,"display_summary":"Appellants, heirs of Elizabeth P. Pageler's estate, appealed the trial court's judgment declaring that Pageler's estate had no interest in certain property, arguing it was held as tenants in common rather than by the entirety. The trial court found that Donny Elder, as Pageler's surviving spouse, became the sole owner as a surviving tenant by the entireties. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the appellants' arguments were based on factual inferences regarding intent that were implicitly rejected by the trial court, and the appellate court defers to the trial court's assessment of contested evidence.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","contracts","estate-probate"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132273","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/estate-of-donny-elder-charlotte-bourbon-guardian-and-conservator-petition-d35145","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}