In re Estate of Laue

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a controversy over the construction of a will. The facts in the case are not disputed and are as follows: On October 14, 1966, Walter L. Laue and Marie A. Persinger were married. It was the second marriage for both. Walter had five children by his prior marriage. They petitioned for a construction of their father's will. Marie also had five children by her previous marriage. They are not parties to the present litigation. Walter brought to the marriage four tracts of land consisting of a total of 440 acres. Marie brought to the marriage a single tract of land consisting of 100 acres. Following the marriage, Walter and Marie resided on the 100-acre tract formerly belonging to Marie and it became their homestead. [225 Kan. 178]