{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"susan-fenlon-et-al","displayName":"Susan Fenlon, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111819:2024-04-09","opinionId":"bd0e5cde-8354-5092-bdf6-a76944cb1edc","slug":"susan-fenlon-et-al-appellants-v-rebecca-fenlon-respondent-111819","caseName":"Susan Fenlon, et al., Appellants, vs. Rebecca Fenlon, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111819","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-04-09","year":2024,"display_summary":"Appellants, Susan Fenlon and other grandchildren, sued Respondent Rebecca Fenlon, alleging interference with their expected nonprobate assets from the Decedent. The trial court dismissed their amended petition, finding the personal representative of the Decedent's probate estate, Bret Moore, was a necessary and indispensable party under § 473.340 and could not be joined. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that § 473.340 does not apply to claims involving nonprobate assets, and therefore Moore was not a necessary and indispensable party.","primaryTopic":"estate-probate","topicSlugs":["estate-probate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207116","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/susan-fenlon-et-al-appellants-v-rebecca-fenlon-respondent-111819","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":"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"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: probate","text: personal representative"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"}],"role":"appellant"}]}