Ferrell v. Ferrell

Meyer, J.;

This is an action brought by the executor of the estate of Garland P. Ferrell, Jr., to determine the rights and interests of various members of the Ferrell family to surface and mineral interests in a parcel of land located in Butler County, Kansas. The district court quieted title in favor of the Ferrell estate. This appeal follows.

The instant action arises out of a complicated series of facts. Briefly stated, Garland P. Ferrell, Sr., and his wife Helen origi nally owned 5,282.66 acres of land in Butler and Elk Counties. At issue in this case is certain real property in Butler…