CADY v. CADY

No. 48,693

224 Kan. 339 (1978)

581 P.2d 358

JOHN J. CADY, Appellant, v. LOWANDA B. CADY and STATE OF KANSAS, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Lael Alkire, of Alkire, Wood, Wilson & Wilson, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Patrick J. Regan and James J. McGannon, of Regan & McGannon, of Wichita, were with him on the brief for the appellant.

Clarence J. Malone, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Donald R. Hoffman, assistant attorney general, were with him on the brief for the appellee State of Kansas.

Jerry G. Elliott, of Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Gerald L. Green, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for the appellee Lowanda B. Cady.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

OWSLEY, J.:

This is a declaratory judgment action brought to construe the provisions of K.S.A. 1972 Supp. 60-1610(b) (now K.S.A. 60-1610[c]). The issue is whether a spouse has a species of common or co-ownership in property held in the name of the other spouse before a judgment in a divorce action divides the property.

John J. Cady, plaintiff, and Lowanda...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases