Bowen, Administrator v. Lewis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This appeal stems from a controversy over the statute of limitations in an action to bring assets into a decedent’s estate.

The facts material to the statute of limitations upon which summary judgment was rendered may be summarized.

Mrs. Marcelline M. Ward was for many years the owner of the Baron’s Hotel in Concordia, Kansas. During the year 1953, Mrs. Ward became involved in an income tax controversy with the federal government for the years 1943 through 1952. The amount involved was some $93,000 plus interest.

Mrs. Ward, on May 19, 1953,…