Postlethwaite v. Edson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Shawnee district court, division No. 2; George H. Whitcomb, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
West, J.:
The plaintiff, as administrator, sued to subject certain land to the lien of a judgment recovered by the decedent in 1907. A demurrer to the answer was overruled and the plaintiff appeals.
One of the judgment debtors was Willis Edson, who, while occupying the property as a homestead, joined in making the following will:
“The undersigned, Willis Edson and Mary Edson, his wife, separately and conjointly, do hereby make and declare this instrument to be their last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all wills by them made, that is to say:
“Fi…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- McNutt v. McCombSupreme Court of Kansas · 1899
- Ernst v. FosterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1897
- Little v. GilesNebraska Supreme Court · 1889
- Steiff v. SeibertSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Bullock v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Markham v. WatermanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
- Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
- Beall v. HardieSupreme Court of Kansas · 1955
- Dyal v. BruntSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
- Postlethwaite v. EdsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
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