In re Estate of Buckner

The opinion of the court was delivered by A suit was commenced to have certain written transfers of
property, real and personal, declared invalid, and to have a
trust imposed on such real and personal property in plaintiff
Marjorie K. King's favor for an undivided one-half interest
therein. Consolidated therewith was a proceeding commenced in
probate court to construe a joint, mutual and contractual will
which was in due time certified to the district court. The
consolidated case was submitted to the trial court upon an agreed
statement of facts which included a partial record of a
proceeding in the district court of the United States for the
district of Kansas. The trial court held generally and in all
respects against the plaintiffs and in favor of defendants.
Plaintiffs appeal from the findings, judgment, orders,
conclusions and rulings made by the trial court in a letter
memorandum and further appeal from certain specific findings,
orders and judgments contained in the trial court's journal entry
of judgment. This is another case where the record has been very well
condensed by the parties but nevertheless for clarity a somewhat
lengthy explanation will be necessary herein. Defendants L.C.
Maddox and the Security National Bank are not involved in the
appeal and will not be referred to in the discussion.