AGUILAR v. RIVERA, 60 S.W.3d 36 (Mo.App.W.D. 2001)


GERTRUDE C. AGUILAR, Appellant-Respondent v. JESSE RIVERA, et ux, Respondent-Appellant.

No. WD 58621, WD 58692.Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
November 20, 2001

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BUCHANAN COUNTY, HONORABLE WELSON C. JUDAH, JUDGE.

Creath S. Thorne, St. Joseph, MO, Attorney for Appellant/Respondent.

Bruce D. Enlow, St. Joseph, MO, Attorney for Respondent/Appellant.

Before Smart, P.J., Lowenstein and Ellis, JJ.

ORDER
PER CURIAM.

The plaintiff, Gertrude Aguilar, filed an amended petition for accounting concerning two monetary transfers she made to the defendant, Jesse Rivera and his wife. In a bench trial, the court found that the first transfer of $10,000 was a “gift” from Aguilar to Rivera and that the second transfer of $6,000 was pursuant to a “power of attorney” and thus owed to Aguilar

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by Rivera. Both parties appealed. The judgment is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).