Kinkead v. Estate of Kinkead

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

Appellant, Joyce Kinkead, appeals from an order of the Cleburne County Probate Court. She contends that the court erred in denying her claim of $11,960.50 for legal work she performed for the decedent prior to his death and in imposing sanctions against her under Rule 11 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure. We agree that the probate court erred in imposing sanctions and affirm as modified.

In her claim against the estate of her late father-in-law, Dr. Harold Kinkead, appellant sought legal fees for representing him in an action against his brothers and sisters to…