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IN RE ESTATE OF CURTIS

No. 43,732

193 Kan. 431 (1964)

394 P.2d 59

In the Matter of the Estate of Mabel May Curtis, a/k/a May Curtis, Deceased. DERWARD O. LAWSON, Claimant-Appellant, v. CHARLES H. BURLINGAME, Administrator, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 14, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Flood, of Hays, argued the cause, and Clayton S. Flood, of Hays, and L.M. Kagey, of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellant.

Delmas L. Haney, of Hays, argued the cause, and was on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FONTRON, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment disallowing the claim of the appellant, Derward O. Lawson (sometimes referred to as Derward), against the estate of Mabel May Curtis, a/k/a May Curtis. The claim is predicated on an alleged oral contract wherein it is claimed the decedent agreed to give Derward, upon her death, a farm near McCracken, Kansas, in return for Derward's forbearance to file a claim against the...

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