Wheeler & Motter Mercantile Co. v. Knox
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court; Jno. M. Elliott, Chancellor; 1. The real estate descends to the heir free from any indebtedness to the ancestor, subject only to the debts of the estate, and dower and homestead. Kirby’s Dig., § 2636 to 2657; 15 Ark. 583; 72 ,Ark. 272; 34 Id. 391; 74 Id. 149; 49 Id. 87; 15 A. & E. Ann. Cases, 567; 11 Eul.
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Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court; Jno. M. Elliott, Chancellor; 1. The real estate descends to the heir free from any indebtedness to the ancestor, subject only to the debts of the estate, and dower and homestead. Kirby’s Dig., § 2636 to 2657; 15 Ark. 583; 72 ,Ark. 272; 34 Id. 391; 74 Id. 149; 49 Id. 87; 15 A. & E. Ann. Cases, 567; 11 Eul. Case Law, § 163; 18 Cyc. 180; 14 Id. 102-110. The rule is well settled in this State. 2. See also 46 Ark. 373; 49 Id. 87; 117 Id. 418; 234 U. S. 615; 38 Id. 492. As to rulings in other States see 4 L. E. A. (N. S.) 189, and case note; 7 A. & E. Anñ. Cas.…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellant, Wheeler & Motter Mercantile Company, obtained a judgment in the Jefferson Circuit Court against A. S. Knox on the 10th day of October, 1913, for $843.97 and costs. On the 22nd day of July, 1916, appellant procured an execution, and had it levied upon certain real estate in said county inherited by A. S. Knox from his father, R. M. Knox. Appellees, the widow and all the heirs of R. M. Knox, deceased, except A. S. Knox, instituted this suit against appellants in the Jefferson Chancery Court seeking to enjoin further proceedings under the execution aforesaid, or the enforcement of the…
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