IN RE ESTATE OF ADAIR

No. 57,378

237 Kan. 773 (1985)

703 P.2d 793

In the Matter of the Estate of Burneta Adair, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willard B. Thompson, of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Gerrit H. Wormhoudt, Edward J. Healy, and David G. Seely, of the same firm, John Dekker, city attorney, and Joe Allen Lang, assistant city attorney, were with him on the briefs for appellant Wichita Art Museum.

James J. McGannon, of Regan & McGannon, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Patrick J. Regan, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellee Wilda Conner.

Milo M. Unruh, Sr., of Arn, Mullins, Unruh, Kuhn & Wilson, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Kris J. Kuhn, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellants-coexecutors.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRAGER, J.:

This case involves a dispute between a charitable residuary beneficiary and a noncharitable residuary beneficiary, in a testate estate, over the method of apportionment of federal estate taxes. The coexecutors petitioned the district court for construction of the will and directions as to the payment of federal estate taxes. In their petition, the coexecutors presented the following questions for the court...

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