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IN RE ESTATE OF WARD

No. 39,818

178 Kan. 366 (1955)

285 P.2d 1081

In the Matter of the Estate of Charles H. Ward, Deceased. DAISY R. WARD, Appellant, v. C.G. DENNIS, Administrator, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 6, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Donald Lysaught, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and John William Wood, of Liberal, Arthur J. Stanley, Arthur J. Stanley, Jr., J.E. Schroeder, Lee E. Weeks, Leonard O. Thomas, and William H. Pringle, all of Kansas City, were with him on the briefs for appellant.

Bert J. Vance, of Garden City, argued the cause, and C.E. Vance, and A.M. Fleming, both of Garden City, and Charles H. Fleming, of Scott City, and C.G. Dennis, of Sublette, pro se, were with him on the briefs for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WERTZ, J.:

This was an action involving the validity of an antenuptial contract and to determine the rights of the surviving widow in the assets of the estate of her deceased husband. This appeal involves only the validity of the contract. The essential facts may be summarized as follows: On February 20, 1953, the deceased, Charles H. Ward, and appellant executed an antenuptial contract, at which time both were 72...

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