Legal Opinion

Moore v. Phillips

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided April 24, 1981No. 51,712PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Prager, J.:

This is a claim for waste asserted against the estate of a life tenant by remaindermen, seeking to recover damages for the deterioration of a farmhouse resulting from neglect by the life tenant. The life tenant was Ada C. Brannan. The defendant-appellant is her executrix, Ruby F. Phillips. The claimants-appellees are Dorothy Moore and Kent Reinhardt, the daughter .and grandson of Ada C. Brannan.

The facts in the case are essentially as follows: Leslie Brannan died in 1962. By his will, he left his wife, Ada C. Brannan, a life estate in certain farmland containing a farmhouse, with…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re Stout's EstateOregon Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Clark v. ChipmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
  3. Windscheffel v. WrightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1961
  4. Kimberlin v. HicksSupreme Court of Kansas · 1939
  5. Osincup v. HenthornSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Walter P. Maksym, Jr. v. Dolores LoeschCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Kodiak Electric Ass'n v. Delaval Turbine, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Keesecker v. BirdWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Meyer v. HansenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Rudnitski v. SeelySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990

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