Adventist Laymen's Foundation v. Bennett

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The Adventist Laymen’s Foundation is a non-profit corporation which was formed for essentially religious purposes. Alpha Miller Bennett, the appellee, and her husband had attended religious services conducted by this organization in Johnson County, Arkansas. After the death of her husband she deeded a tract of land, consisting of about 90 acres, to the foundation, reserving to herself a life estate. This was in 1974. The next year, in February, 1975, when it was decided by the foundation that some buildings should be built on the tract, new deeds were executed. The…