Legal Opinion

In re Estate of Mueller

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided September 4, 2026No. 127532Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 127,532 In the Matter of the Estate of LORINE H. MUELLER. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT A right of setoff against a beneficiary's distributive share of an estate requires a debt owed by the beneficiary to the estate. When the agreement giving rise to a confessed judgment establishes that the judgment is not a debt due and owing to the estate, there is no debt subject to setoff. Review of the judgment of the Court of Appeals in 65 Kan. App. 2d 643,

571 P.3d 61

(2025). Appeal from Sedgwick District Court; ROBB RUMSEY, judge. Oral argument held April 8,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brenner v. Oppenheimer & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  2. Padron v. LopezSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009
  3. Vanier v. PonsoldtSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  4. Holden v. SpierSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
  5. In Re the Estate of WernetSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979

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