Legal Opinion

Milton v. Jeffers

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 10, 1922PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.

Appellants were the proponents of the last will and testament of W. C. Milton, and they have prosecuted an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Franklin County sustaining a contest of the will by appellees.

The instrument in controversy was executed by W. C. Milton on January 26, 1918, and he died on June 11, 1920. Appellants are the three sons of the testator, and appellees are his two daughters.

By the terms of the will, the testator gave the whole of his estate to his wife Eliza, and gave the remainder of his real estate at the wife’s death to his three sons to the exclusion of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McCulloch v. CampbellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
  2. Mason v. BowenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
  3. Miller v. CarrSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pledger v. BirkheadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
  2. Phillips v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  3. Gautney v. RapleyCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981
  4. High v. SharpSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
  5. Sneed v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API