Meyer v. Meyer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

The motion of the appellees for a rehearing in this case was granted. (See Meyer v. Meyer, 146 Kan. 907, 73 P. 2d 1007.) Supplemental briefs have been filed, and the case has been reargued. We have studied with attention the very able briefs of counsel and have examined the authorities cited.

Where the limitation in a deed or will appears in the simple form as “to A and the heirs of his body,” or “to A for life, remainder to the heirs of his body” or, “to A for life, remainder to his issue,” estates tail have been sustained without question.…