Section 12.10 Proof of Prior Contract

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b. (§12.10) Proof of Prior Contract

Included below are cases that support the general rule that evidence of the existence of a similar contract is not admissible to prove that a disputed contract was made:

· Estate of Kling, 736 S.W.2d 65, 68 (Mo. App. E.D. 1987). On a claim by an estate to establish a resulting trust on real property, the court held that it was not error to exclude evidence as to form of ownership of other property owned by the decedent and the decedent’s brother.

· Castigliola v....