In re Estate of Rogers

The opinion of the court was delivered by This was a proceeding for the allowance of a demand against a
decedent's estate. The claimant, Marcella Mae Rogers, sought
recovery against the estate of her deceased father, Harry L.
Rogers, upon an express contract. J. Rodney Stone, administrator
of the estate, and Alice E. Rogers, the surviving spouse, appeal
from a judgment in claimant's favor following trial by a jury in
the district court. Harry L. Rogers and his first wife were the parents of six
children including claimant and a minor son, Ronald Lee Rogers.
They were divorced in 1952. Later, decedent married appellant,
Alice E. Rogers. That marriage resulted in several separations
depriving
[184 Kan. 26]