Steele v. Pedroja

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.;

The legal questions presented in this appeal are: First, did a certain will create an estate tail in the daughter of the testator to certain Kansas land? And, second, are the claimants here estopped to claim otherwise by two certain prior actions, one in Missouri and one in Kansas?

The facts shown by the record necessary for determination of the questions presented, may be stated as follows:

William T. Pixlee, a resident of Clay County, Missouri, whose family consisted of his wife, Eva M. Pixlee, and one daughter, Maude Pixlee, was the…