Petty v. Chaney

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant’s father, John T. Chaney, died testate in 1981. The appellant, who was not mentioned or provided for by name in her father’s will, seeks to share in the estate as a child whom the testator omitted “to mention or profide for, either specifically or as a member of a class.” Ark. Stat. Ann. § 60-507 (b) (Repl. 1971). We agree with the probate judge’s conclusion that the appellant was sufficiently mentioned or provided for in that paragraph of the will creating a trust for the testator’s “descendants.” Our jurisdiction is under Rule 29 (1) (c) and (P).

Chane…