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GRAVES v. HYER

No. WD 31860.

626 S.W.2d 661 (1981)

Myrtle GRAVES, et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Fay HYER, et al., Appellants-Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

December 22, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Eskridge, Kansas City, for respondents-appellants Frey, Nower, Offutt, Davis, Smith, Newcomb, Acker and Simonis.

Daniel M. Czamanske, Riverside, for respondent-appellant Tate.

S. Preston Williams and Thomas E. Barzee, Jr., No. Kansas City, for respondents-appellants Cook.

E. Wayne Taff, Kansas City, for respondents-appellants Hyer.

David Lee Wells, No. Kansas City, for respondent-appellant Graves.

Frank K. Nichols, St. Joseph, for respondent-appellant Roberts.

John J. Hager, Kansas City, for respondents-appellants Backman, Sweeney and Peters.

John R. Moore, Platte City, for appellant-respondent Barbara Cook.

R. Michael McGinness, Platte City, for appellants-respondents Large, Powers, Saird and Smith.

Robert B. Paden, Maysville, for appellants-respondents Milton B. Cook, Jr., Martha Cook, Carolyn Baker, Conroe Cook and Charles Cook.

Before KENNEDY, P. J., and SHANGLER and WASSERSTROM, JJ.

KENNEDY, Presiding Judge.

The present case involves the identification of the "nearest blood kin" of one Wesley B. Cook, within the meaning of Mr. Cook's will. Four groups of contenders claim the designation. Mr. Cook died January 31, 1929, the owner of the quarter-section of Platte County farmland, the title to which is the res of the present contest.

The case was submitted upon an agreed statement of facts.

Testator's will, which had been signed...

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