In re the Estate of Pickrell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s apportionment of the death taxes and administration expenses between the Joyce Evans Pickrell Trust and the Estate of Joyce Evans Pickrell. In re Estate of Pickrell, 14 Kan. App. 2d 375, 791 P.2d 41 (1990). Thomas Pickrell and Patricia Pickrell, son and daughter-in-law of Joyce Evans Pickrell, deceased, seek review of the Court of Appeals’ decision that where a conflict exists between a will and a later amended inter vivos trust, the last instrument expressing the deceased’s intent controls.

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