Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jun 6, 2024
JERRY KEITH BAKER, individually and as successor co-trustee, Appellants vs. MICHAEL DENNIS BAKER, individually and as successor co-trustee, and DEVIN BAKER, Respondents
Jerry Keith Baker, individually and as successor co-trustee, appealed the trial court's judgment in a dispute over trust assets. He argued the trial court erred by excluding evidence of statements made by Jerry D. Baker about cash in a safe and by dismissing Yvonne Suzette Peters as a necessary party, violating her due process rights. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no prejudice from the excluded evidence as it was cumulative, and that Keith lacked standing to raise Suzette's due process claim, while his necessary party argument was unpreserved.