Case Name: Jamison UTTER, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Benjamin ECKERT, Defendant, Holly Utter, intervenor, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1997-07-15
Citations: 948 S.W.2d 273
Docket Number: No. WD 53355
Parties: Jamison UTTER, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Benjamin ECKERT, Defendant, Holly Utter, intervenor, Respondent.
Judges: Before ELLIS, P.J., and LOWENSTEIN and HOWARD, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 948
Pages: 273–273

Head Matter:
Jamison UTTER, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Benjamin ECKERT, Defendant, Holly Utter, intervenor, Respondent.
No. WD 53355.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
July 15, 1997.
Thomas E. Hankins, Gladstone, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.
Eylar Curtis, Kansas City, for Respondent.
Before ELLIS, P.J., and LOWENSTEIN and HOWARD, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
The children and parents of the deceased appeal the circuit court's apportionment of the proceeds of a wrongful death settlement between the children, parents, and the decedent's estranged wife. Appellants claim the trial court abused its discretion in awarding fifty percent of the settlement to the wife.
Judgment affirmed.