IN RE ESTATE OF CHESTNUT

No. 50,479

4 Kan. App. 2d 694 (1980)

610 P.2d 1132

In The Matter of the Estate of J. McKinley Chestnut, Deceased. RICHARD CHESTNUT and BRUCE CHESTNUT, Appellees, v. MYRTLE COLLETTE STEWARD, WILBUR LYLE DUNN, ETHYL MARGARET COPELAND, DAVID L. DUNN, and NANCY DUNN HOSLER, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne W. Ryan and Tim W. Ryan, of Ryan and Ryan, P.A., of Clay Center, for appellants.

Frank D. Oberg and William M. Malcolm, of Clay Center, for appellees.

Before ABBOTT, P.J., SWINEHART and MEYER, JJ.


MEYER, J.:

This is an appeal from an order confirming the sales of various tracts of real estate of a decedent.

At issue here is the validity of deeds to five tracts of land. Four deeds are involved; two of them to the executors themselves, one to a former brother-in-law of the executors, and one to a neighbor of the executors.

Decedent's will contained a provision concerning the sale of property as follows:

"I hereby direct that all of the...

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