In re Estate of Beason

The opinion of the court was delivered by This appeal arises from proceedings involving the estates of
Macy Virgil Beason and Caroline Hearting Beason which were
consolidated with a quiet title action. The trial court quieted
title to the disputed land in favor of Albert and Eunice North,
set aside a deed, and determined that a codicil to Caroline
Hearting Beason's will would not be admitted to probate. In order to understand the issues, it is necessary to give
background information and the procedural history of what has
occurred in the case. Readers are informed that this dispute is
over four sections of land in Trego County owned by Macy and
Caroline Beason, which will be referred to in this opinion as
Hearting-Beason II (HB II). The dispute is between the North
family (who managed the Beasons' farming operation) and nieces
and nephews of the Beasons. The original farm and ranch,
Hearting-Beason I (HB I), and other assets devised to the Kansas
State University Foundation are not in dispute.