Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 58-506 (2026)

Doctrine of worthier title

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58-506. Doctrine of worthier title. In the case of a will to heirs, or to next of kin of the testator, or to a person an heir or next of kin, the common-law doctrine of worthier title is abolished and the devisees or devisee shall take under the will and not by descent.

History: L. 1939, ch. 181, § 6; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2006 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Mettee, 694 P.2d 1325 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985).

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In Re the Est. of Mettee, 694 P.2d 1325 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985). “When that body has so intended they have not hesitated to pass specific legislation to such effect.”

In re the Est. of Roloff, 143 P.3d 406 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). “When that body has so intended they have not hesitated to pass specific legislation to such effect. Thus, K.”

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