Neeley v. Martin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Prairie Cb.an.cery Court, Southern District; John M. Élliott, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant filed his petition in the chancery court of Prairie County to confirm title to certain tracts of land therein described. The appellees asked to be made, parties, and contested the petition as to certain tracts of the land. To these tracts it appears that appellant and the appellees deraigned title from one Jesse Martin, deceased..
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Appeal from Prairie Cb.an.cery Court, Southern District; John M. Élliott, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant filed his petition in the chancery court of Prairie County to confirm title to certain tracts of land therein described. The appellees asked to be made, parties, and contested the petition as to certain tracts of the land. To these tracts it appears that appellant and the appellees deraigned title from one Jesse Martin, deceased.. Appellant grounded his claim of title through a sale of the land made by the administrator under the orders of the probate court and a deed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). The deed from Narcissa Martin, the widow of Jesse Martin, to H. P. Vaughan, recites that for the consideration named, she sold the lands allotted to her as dower (describing the lands in controversy), and at the conclusion of the deed is this recital: “I am only selling whatever claim or interest I have therein, said lands having beén previously sold for taxes.”
In Killeam v. Carter, 65 Ark. 70, we said: “The law wisely grants to the widow the privilege of occupy-n ing the homestead as long as she desires. But it is a privilege purely personal to her, which…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ogden v. OgdenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Rogers v. OgburnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- LeSieur v. SpikesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Ex parte TiptonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
- Tate v. JaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1876
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