Legal Opinion

McKelvey v. McKelvey

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided December 12, 1908No. 15,668PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error from Johnson district court; Winfield H. Sheldon, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action in the district court was brought by a widow to recover the share of her deceased husband’s estate given her by the statute. A former judgment against her was reversed in the case of McKelvey v. McKelvey, 75 Kan. 325, 89 Pac. 663, 121 Am. St. Rep. 435. Upon a retrial the court found the facts in detail, and with the findings of fact included certain inferences of fact relating to good faith, want of collusion, innocence of purpose to defraud, and some other matters. Conclusions of law were stated adverse to the plaintiff, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Small v. SmallSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
  2. McKelvey v. McKelveySupreme Court of Kansas · 1907

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Blair v. BlairSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  2. Poole v. PooleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  3. Dwyer v. MatsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
  4. McKelvey v. McKelveySupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
  5. Sanderson v. SandersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913

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