Burrus v. Butt
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court, Chitefcasawba District; IF. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BV THE COURT. S. E. Martin filed her petition in the probate court of Mississippi County, alleging that James W. Martin, prior to 1894, was seized of an estate of inheritance in certain tracts of land in Mississippi County; that in the year 1894 and previous thereto he had executed deeds conveying said lands to the defendants; that plaintiff was the wife of James W. Martin at that…
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court, Chitefcasawba District; IF. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BV THE COURT. S. E. Martin filed her petition in the probate court of Mississippi County, alleging that James W. Martin, prior to 1894, was seized of an estate of inheritance in certain tracts of land in Mississippi County; that in the year 1894 and previous thereto he had executed deeds conveying said lands to the defendants; that plaintiff was the wife of James W. Martin at that time, and that she did not sign or acknowledge any of these deeds; that Martin died in January, 1912, .and' that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). At the time of the death of Mrs. Martin, the circuit court had not entered any final order making 'the allotment of her dower. The court had 'appointed the commissioners to allot the dower and had designated the manner in which the same should be set apart to Mrs. Martin, and had directed them to ascertain the value of the improvements upon the land, and the vailue of the land and improvements combined, and the lannual rental value of the land, and to report to the next term of the court. Before the appeal was perfected from this order, Mrs. Martin died,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hilliard v. HilliardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mills v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
- Burrus v. ButtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
- King v. GibsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981