In Re the Estate of West
Supreme Court of Kansas
1Opinion of the Court
*405The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hatcher, C.:
This was an action to construe a will.
Ina L. West, the testatrix, died on February 5, 1965, leaving a will dated December 8, 1955, which was duly admitted to probate, and the Fourth National Bank and Trust Company of Wichita, Kansas, was appointed executor. The husband of the testatrix had died on June 30, 1955, leaving to testatrix the portion of the assets now included in her estate. The testatrix left no spouse or children surviving.
The will, insofar as material to this controversy, reads:
“FrasT: I direct my Executor to pay my just debts…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Estate of HinckleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
- Henderson, Et Vir. v. UsherSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Meyer v. BenelliSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
- Central Trust Co. v. BurrowSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936
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- In Re Estate of HannahSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
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