Section 19.8 Pleading Content of Claim

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D. (§19.8) Pleading Content of Claim

The required pleading content of a claim is minimal because a claim filed in the probate division is not subject to the strict rules of pleading. A claim is sufficient if it gives reasonable notice to the personal representative of the nature and extent of the claim and is sufficiently specific that a judgment on it will be res judicata. In re Estate of Hedrick, 808 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. App. E.D. 1991). In Jensen v. Estate of McCall, 426 S.W.2d 52 (Mo. 1968), the Court...