Johnson County National Bank & Trust Co. v. Lowe

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This appeal is concerned with the effect of G. S. 1941 Supp. 59-1701, being section 131 of the probate code of 1939, upon the authority of a foreign corporation to act as testamentary trustee of a trust created by the will of a resident of this state.

The late George C. Lowe, a resident of Johnson county, died on April 12, 1940. He was a man of considerable means, and although he had his home in Johnson county, his long business career had been conducted in Kansas City, Mo., just across the Kansas-Missouri state line.

Lowe’s will was…