Rankin v. Schofield
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court; Thomas B. Martin, Special Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. In 1882 Betty Gibson obtained in the Woodruff Circuit Court a decree of divorce from her husband, J. N. S. Gibson, known as “Spott” Gibson, on the ground that he was insane. The decree gave Mrs. Gibson the custody of their child, Sallie Spott Gibson. On the Stir day of April, 1884, Gibson died in Woodruff County, leaving 'an estate of personal and real property.
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Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court; Thomas B. Martin, Special Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. In 1882 Betty Gibson obtained in the Woodruff Circuit Court a decree of divorce from her husband, J. N. S. Gibson, known as “Spott” Gibson, on the ground that he was insane. The decree gave Mrs. Gibson the custody of their child, Sallie Spott Gibson. On the Stir day of April, 1884, Gibson died in Woodruff County, leaving 'an estate of personal and real property. On the 27th day of the same month L,. D. Smapp was appointed administrator of the estate, and took charge of it. On the 2nd day of of July,…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal I from a decree denying a petition for restitution of lands sold I under a former decree, which the chancellor held to be erroneous but not void. . It is well settled, when lands are sold under a valid decree and purchased by one not a party to the proceedings who pays the purchase price and receives a deed to the lands, that the purchaser will be protected in his purchase, even though the decree under which the lands were sold be reversed and set aside on appeal. The mere fact that there were errors in the proceedings leading up to the…
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