Phillips v. Sherrod Estate

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

On May 9, 1969, Irl E. Sherrod died intestate in Bowie County, Texas. Sherrod, at the time of his death, owned certain real and personal property in Perry County, Arkansas, and also some personal property in Bowie County. Sherrod was living in Perry County, Arkansas on August 13, 1963, at which time he suffered a stroke and was rendered incompetent; on September 17 of that year, a daughter, Nancy Jo Treadway, petitioned the Perry Probate Court for appointment as guardian of the person and estate of her father, and on October 1, the court, acting upon the sworn…