Shrigley v. Black
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cowley district court; William T. McBride, judge. STATEMENT. One Soranus L. Brettun died in April, 1881, leaving a will, by which he bequeathed to his wife, Margaret Brettun, a life-estate in all of his property, and to his grandchildren, Charles C. Black, Brettun Crapster, and Caroline Louise Crapster, a life-estate in the remainder, with certain exceptions as against Charles C. Black, and with fee over to the issue of Brettun Crapster and Caroline Louise…
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Error from Cowley district court; William T. McBride, judge. STATEMENT. One Soranus L. Brettun died in April, 1881, leaving a will, by which he bequeathed to his wife, Margaret Brettun, a life-estate in all of his property, and to his grandchildren, Charles C. Black, Brettun Crapster, and Caroline Louise Crapster, a life-estate in the remainder, with certain exceptions as against Charles C. Black, and with fee over to the issue of Brettun Crapster and Caroline Louise Crapster, now Bangs. The widow, Margaret Brettun, and Black were appointed executors of the will. Needing money for the payment…
1Opinion of the Court
*217The opinion of the court was delivered by
Cunningham, J.:
It will be seen from the above statement of facts that the first question presented for our consideration relates to the effect of the redemption by the minors owning the entire estate of the mortgaged property from the sale by virtue of the tax lien, under the decree of the United States circuit court for the district of Kansas, and of the construction which must be given to section 23 of the redemption act, under the facts of this case. That section (Gen. Stat. 1901, §4949) reads as follows:
“Real estate once sold upon order of sale,…
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