Legal Opinion

United States v. 726.23 Acres of Land, More or Less

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 26, 1984No. 84-1774PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Doris Ruth Clagett Parkhill appeals from the denial of her claim to the proceeds from the condemnation of certain land in Arkansas. The sole issue on appeal is whether Parkhill has a right to a portion of these funds by reason of a provision in the will of her mother, Mary Clagett. On the issue presented to us, we hold that she does not,' and affirm.

The will contained the following devise: To my beloved son, Weldon Kenway Clagett, I give the 220 acre River Farm Place in Newton County, Arkansas, together withall [sic] improvements thereon, in fee simple, with the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Woodville v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
  2. United States v. 1119.15 Acres of LandDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1942
  3. Midwestern Developments, Inc. v. The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
  4. United States v. 16 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1942
  5. United States v. 635.76 Acres of LandDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1970

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. 726.23 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Marion, Newton and Searcy Counties, State of Arkansas, and Elsie M. Blair, and Unknown Owners, Doris Ruth Clagett Parkhill v. Weldon Kenway ClagettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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