Legal Opinion

Vanek ex rel. Gile v. Vanek

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 12, 1919No. 22,046PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Republic district court; John C. Hogin, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*625The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

On July 8, 1914, James Vanek, a bachelor, made a will bequeathing all his personal property to his brother, Edward Vanek, to whom he also devised a life interest in his realty, the remainder to vest in Edward’s oldest son if he should be survived by one, otherwise in Hary Vanek, a nephew of James, upon his payment of $2,000 to Edward’s widow. On February 29, 1916, the testator was married. He died on April 25, 1917. No issue resulted from the marriage. The will was admitted to probate. The widow, May Vanek, brought, an action in the district…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hoy v. HoyMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Noecker v. NoeckerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
  3. Herzog v. Trust Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1914
  4. Morgan v. IrelandIdaho Supreme Court · 1880
  5. Shorten v. Judd ex rel. RunkleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1898

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Moffett v. Commerce Trust CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  2. Will of WehrWisconsin Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Aten v. TobiasSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
  4. In Re the Estate of SantelliSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
  5. Pellett v. PellettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1931

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