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FINDINGS OF FACT
Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.
The stipulation of facts is incorporated herein by this
reference. Petitioner resided in St. Louis, Missouri, at the
time he filed his petition.
Jerry J. Calton (decedent) died intestate on October 1,
1989. Petitioner and decedent had been personal friends. Upon
being told of decedent's death, petitioner contacted Attorney
Michael Cady, who advised him to identify decedent's body and
suggested that petitioner act as personal representative. Since
decedent had no close family members, and out of respect for
decedent, who had been his personal friend, petitioner agreed to
act as personal representative. Petitioner is not a college
graduate and has had no prior experience in the administration of
an estate. Petitioner was neither related to nor an heir of
decedent.
Petitioner was appointed by the Probate Court of the City of
St. Louis to be personal representative of the estate on October
27, 1989. On the advice of Mr. Cady, the estate engaged the
services of Roger Lahr, an attorney licenced in Missouri, to
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