IN RE ESTATE OF CRIBBS

No. 40,439

180 Kan. 840 (1957)

308 P.2d 111

In the Matter of the Estate of Maud Cribbs, Deceased. PAUL W. SCOTT and MAXINE SCOTT KRONEN, Appellees, v. JOHN TICHY, Executor and Testamentary Trustee of the Estate of Maud Cribbs, Deceased; LUCILLE BABCOCK, HELEN TICHY, FRANCES WETERHAHN, and LOUISE TUCKER, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 9, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arno Windscheffel, of Smith Center, and Don W. Noah, of Beloit, argued the cause, and were on the briefs for the appellants.

R.L. Hamilton, of Beloit, argued the cause, and was on the briefs for the appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

WERTZ, J.:

This was an action to construe a will. Plaintiffs (appellees) are the relatives of the testatrix, and defendants (appellants) are relatives of her deceased husband.

On July 26, 1954, Maud Cribbs, a resident of Mitchell County, whose husband had predeceased her, died and left a will and testament which was subsequently admitted to probate. No children were...

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