Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Hugh

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 3, 1909No. 16,143PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error from Lyon district court; Frederick A. Meckel, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

William E. Jones, a resident of New York, died November 3, 1898, owning land in Kansas, which .he devised to David W. Jones and Jane E. Thomas. His will was admitted to probate in New York on January 13, 1899, and Hugh Williams was qualified as his executor. The devisees conveyed the land, April 18, 1906, by warranty deed, to Thomas Price. August 19, 1907, the executor applied to the probate court of the county in which it was situated for an order to sell it for the payment of debts and charges of administration, under the statute (Gen.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Beckett v. SeloverCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857
  2. Scherer v. IngermanIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Stone v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1854
  4. Braithwaite v. HarveyMontana Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Hopkins v. StoutCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1869

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cruse v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1933
  2. In Re Gentry's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  3. Hess v. EmerySupreme Court of Kansas · 1938
  4. Calkin v. HudsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1943
  5. Mcguire v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915

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