Kansas Statutes
§ 58-506 — Same (doctrine of worthier title)
Kansas § 58-506
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 58PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY
Art. 5REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY GRANTED OR DEVISED (THE PROPERTY ACT OF 1939)
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Bluebook
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-506 (2026).
Text
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.
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Related
In Re the Estate of Mettee
694 P.2d 1325 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 1985)
Legislative History
L. 1939, ch. 181, § 6; July 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 58-1014
Legislative findings§ 58-1015
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Kansas § 58-506, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ks/58-506.