Legal Opinion
Dittmer v. Schmidt
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided June 8, 1984No. 56,067PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lockett, J.:
This is an action to determine how the burden of federal estate tax is to be borne between the two daughters of the decedent, who died testate. The district court ordered the taxes be apportioned upon the appraised value of the property received by each daughter.
The facts are not in dispute. Bryan Hawes died on January 29, 1981, and a petition for the probate of his will was filed soon after in Edwards County District Court. Specific real property was devised to the decedent’s widow and to his two daughters, Betty Jean and Bryana. Hawes’…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lantz v. City of LawrenceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Central Trust Co. v. BurrowSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- In Re Estate of LaueSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
- In Re the Estate of WestSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
- Spurrier v. First National Bank of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re the Estate of PickrellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
- In Re the Estate of PickrellCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1990
- Emil L. Jeschke, of the Estate of Emil J. Jeschke, Deceased, Ida G. Jeschke, and Myron Jeschke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- In Re the Trusteeship of the Will of DanielsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
- In re the Estate of TubbsCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1995
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