Cluster 1220061
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· 47 citation events
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In re the Trust for the Benefit of Duke (1995)
Id. 611 P.2d at 602 , quoting In re Estate of Lehner, 219 Kan. 100 , 547 P.2d 365, 368-369 (1976).
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Estate of Ziegelmeier v. Ziegelmeier (1978)
We stated the rules for construction of a will in Russell v. Estate of Russell, 216 Kan. 730 , Syl. 1, 534 P.2d 261 (1975) as follows: “In construing a will courts must (a) arrive at the intention of the testator from an examination of the whole instrument, if consistent with rules of law, giving every single provision thereof a practicable operative effect, (b) uphold it if possible, (c) avoid any interpretation resulting in intestacy when possible, (d) give supreme importa…