Section 4.33 Meanings of Words and Abbreviations

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e. (§4.33) Meanings of Words and Abbreviations

· Meaning of “budget.” Graves v. Purcell, 85 S.W.2d 543, 548 (Mo. banc 1935).

· Ordinary meaning of words. State v. Russell, 17 Mo. App. 16, 18 (E.D. 1885).

· Meaning of “Supt.” S. Mo. Land Co. v. Jeffries, 40 Mo. App. 360, 361 (E.D. 1890).

· Abbreviation of Christian names. Weaver ex rel. Webb v. McElhenon, 13 Mo. 89, 90 (1850).

· “[C]ity block” is about 300 feet. Lilly v. Boswell, 242 S.W.2d 73 (Mo. 1951).

· Testator’s words given plain meaning. First Nat’l...