Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cline
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 14, 1995No. 72,415PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lockett, J.:
The residuary beneficiaries of a will appeal the district court’s denial of their claim that the will was ambiguous and, therefore, that the doctrine of equitable apportionment required the estate and inheritance taxes to be apportioned over the entire gross estate. This case was transferred from the Court of Appeals pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).
On October 4, 1992, Maria Slade Cline died testate in Kansas City, Missouri. Cline’s will, which was executed in Kansas in August 1982, contains specific bequests of real and personal property and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Henrickson v. DrottsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- In Re the Estate of WernetSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
- In Re Estate of WahlinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Bowen, Administrator v. HathawaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1968
- In re the Estate of PickrellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Topeka v. Watertower Place Development GroupSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- State v. VaughnSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009
- In Re the Estate of HanebergSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- Pfeufer v. CyphersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Commerce Bank, N.A. v. Liebau-Woodall & Associates, L.P.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 2001
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