{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"sheryl-ann-firuccia-et-al","displayName":"Sheryl Ann Firuccia, et al","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81595:2018-10-23","opinionId":"8d2acb48-d592-5088-baa3-96442d35a68c","slug":"daniel-allen-atkinson-et-al-v-sheryl-ann-firuccia-et-al-d81595","caseName":"Daniel Allen Atkinson, et al\nvs.\nSheryl Ann Firuccia, et al","caseNumber":"WD81595","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-10-23","year":2018,"display_summary":"Daniel and Bobby Atkinson challenged the probate division's rejection of one of four purported last wills and testaments of Bertha Don Carlos. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Mrs. Don Carlos's adopted daughter, Sheryl Firuccia, holding that the Atkinsons' claims were barred by res judicata based on a judgment entered in an earlier will contest that found Mrs. Don Carlos died intestate. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that the subsequent will contest was an impermissible collateral attack on the final judgment of intestacy from the prior litigation.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","summary-judgment","estate-probate","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132338","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/daniel-allen-atkinson-et-al-v-sheryl-ann-firuccia-et-al-d81595","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: probate","text: will contest"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"}],"role":"respondent"}]}