Federal Trust Co. v. Allen

Citations

• 110 Kan. 484
• 204 P. 747
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 79

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Material Evidence — Witness Withheld — Presumptions—Inferences. Where a party has it within'his power to produce witnesses, presumably favorably disposed toward him, to explain a transaction or answer a controverted question, his failure so to do, unless satisfactorily explained, justifies an inference that the testimony if produced would be unfavorable to his side of the controversy.</p> <p>2. Jurisdiction — Appointment of Guardian — At Permanent Residence of Ward. The jurisdiction’to appoint a guardian over the person and estate of a lunatic or person incompetent to manage his affairs, belongs exclusively to the state where such person has a permanent residence.</p>