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
ON RRHRARING.
Opinion delivered July 2, 1906.
Gustave Jones, P. R. Andrews, H. F. Roleson, N. W. Norton and U. M. Rose, for appellant; Rose, Hemingway & Rose, of counsel.
1. The jurisdiction of each of our courts is derived from the Constitution alone. The Legislature can not change the jurisdiction of the court as prescribed by the Constitution. The jurisdiction of each court in its own peculiar sphere is original and exclusive. 5 Ark. 214; 14 Ark. 545; 3 Ark. 494; 45 Ark. 514; 1 Ark. 257; lb. 275; 5 Ark. 37; 7 Ark. 75. The jurisdiction of the probate court in this class of cases is exclusive.…
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