Pearson v. Orcutt
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Shawnee district court, division No. 1; Robert D. Garver, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
MASON, J.:
In this case (106 Kan. 610, 189 Pac. 160) this court decided that the will involved gave to the widow of the testator a life interest in his realty — a farm — coupled with a power of disposition which was not unlimited and did not enable her to make an outright gift of the entire property to the prejudice of the remaindermen.
1. In a motion for a rehearing it is argued that the deed to the farm was not a gift, although no money was actually paid at the time of its execution, but was made in consideration of a promise that the grantee — her…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kuhn v. Fairmont Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Terry v. . WigginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Markham v. WatermanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
- McNutt v. McCombSupreme Court of Kansas · 1899
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dyal v. BruntSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
- Jackson v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Rosenberg v. BaumCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Farmers Bank & Capital Trust Company v. HuletteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Carlyle v. PeeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928
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