Legal Opinion

Coleman v. Shoemaker

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 7, 1938No. 33,687PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*690The opinion of the court was delivered by

HutchisoN, J.:

This action was commenced in the district court of Elk county by the daughter of the deceased testator against the executor and plaintiff’s three children, asking for a judicial construction of her father’s will and that she be adjudged and decreed to be the owner and holder of certain real and personal property described in the will by virtue of being devised an estate tail therein.

The trial court held the will did not create an estate tail in the plaintiff and that the deeds and transfers made for the purpose of breaking an entailment…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gardner v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
  2. Klingman v. GilbertSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
  3. Grossenbacher v. SpringSupreme Court of Kansas · 1921
  4. Ewing v. NesbittSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
  5. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1926

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Sutton v. FrazierSupreme Court of Kansas · 1958
  2. Ayers v. GraffSupreme Court of Kansas · 1941
  3. Wood River Oil & Refining Co. v. MaddenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1950
  4. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance v. NevittSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938
  5. Central Trust Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1940

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