READ v. ESTATE OF DAVIS

No. 46,974

213 Kan. 128 (1973)

515 P.2d 1096

EARL E. READ, Claimant, Appellee, v. The Estate of Quinnie Davis, Deceased, and JOHN W. BRIGGS, Executor, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.E. Pat Healy, of Kagey and Healy, of Wichita, argued the cause, and L.M. Kagey, of the same firm, and J.V. Severe, of Ashland, were with him on the brief for the appellants.

Frank Robbins, of Gamelson, Hiebsch, Robbins and Tinker, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Harry E. Robbins, Jr., of the same firm, was on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FOTH, C.:

At issue in this case is the validity of a deed alleged to have been executed by the appellee, Earl E. Read, to his sister-in-law Quinnie Davis, now deceased.

The action was commenced on January 11, 1972, when Read filed a petition for the allowance of a demand against Quinnie's estate. In his petition Read alleged that he is the owner of the land in question...

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