Turon State Bank v. Estate of Frampton

Lorentz, J.:

This is a fraudulent conveyance action wherein Turón State Bank (Turón) appeals from the trial court’s entry of a partial directed verdict in favor of the Estate of Walter G. Frampton, deceased, and Donna R. Downs; the jury verdict in defendants’ favor; and. the trial court’s denial of Turon’s motion for new trial.

Walter and Pauline Frampton, husband and wife, were joint tenants living on 183 acres of farmland in Reno County, Kansas. Pauline had inherited some of the land from her family and had purchased the remainder from other heirs. Walter had farmed the land since 1953,…