{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"rebecca-lynn-larson-et-al","displayName":"Rebecca Lynn Larson, Et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86359:undated","opinionId":"7cecf878-db54-5134-9417-5f58ec34630f","slug":"rebecca-lynn-larson-et-al-v-alvin-winkler-et-al-kevin-goucher-and-alisa-g-d86359","caseName":"Rebecca Lynn Larson, Et al.\nvs.\nAlvin Winkler Et al.; Kevin Goucher and Alisa Goucher","caseNumber":"WD86359","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Kevin and Alisa Goucher appealed an interlocutory judgment concerning the Mary Ellen Brown Revocable Trust. The trial court held that Kevin Goucher's contingent beneficiary interest in a deceased relative's share divested because the Trust's asset (a farm) was not sold within a \"reasonable period of time\" after the primary beneficiary turned sixty-five, causing the primary beneficiary's interest to vest. The appellate court reversed, finding the trial court erroneously interpreted the Trust's plain language. It held that Goucher's contingent interest vested upon the primary beneficiary's death without issue and before the farm's distribution, and directed the Trustee to distribute the share to Goucher.","primaryTopic":"trusts","topicSlugs":["trusts","estate-probate","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208376","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/rebecca-lynn-larson-et-al-v-alvin-winkler-et-al-kevin-goucher-and-alisa-g-d86359","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: trusts","text: revocable trust","text: trustee"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"},{"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":"appellant"}]}