Legal Opinion

In Re the Estate of Winslow

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided March 21, 1997No. 74,663PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rulon, J.:

This is a will contest case. Claimant Richard O’Neill II appeals the district court’s interpretation of a residuary clause. The executor of the estate and the remaining residuary legatees, respondents, cross-appeal the court’s denial of attorney fees under K.S.A. 60-211 and K.S.A. 60-2007. We affirm.

The material facts of this case are essentially undisputed and are as follows:

Mary Isabel Winslow (decedent) executed a will in November 1992. The clause at issue, the residuary clause, reads:

“All the rest and residue of my estate I will, devise and bequeath, share and share alike, per…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Corbett v. SkaggsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1922
  2. In Re the Estate of WernetSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
  3. In Re Estate of SowderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
  4. Hesston Corp. v. KaysSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
  5. Russell v. Estate of RussellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. NEA-Coffeyville v. Unified School District No. 445Supreme Court of Kansas · 2000
  2. Telegram Publishing Co. v. Kansas Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
  3. Telegram Publishing Co. v. Kansas Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2002
  4. Jacobsen v. FlatheCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  5. NEA-Coffeyville v. Unified School District No. 445Supreme Court of Kansas · 2000

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