Meairs v. Kruckenberg

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

The questions presented in this appeal concern the validity of the delivery of two deeds during the lifetime of the grantor and the trial court’s interpretation of certain reservations contained in each of said deeds.

The facts may be stated as follows: Minnie Kruckenberg was a resident of Kingman County, Kansas, and owned certain real estate located in Kingman County. On June 19, 1946, she had prepared two warranty deeds, the grantee in one deed being her son Walter, and the grantee in the other her son Theodore. The two clauses pertinent…