Legal Opinion
Eddleman v. Estate of Farmer
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 30, 1987No. 87-275PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
The principal issue in this case is whether the probate court erred in admitting the decedent’s will to probate. We find no error in admitting the will to probate.
The decedent, Barney Eugene Farmer, prepared his own typewritten will and, by it, left everything to one of his daughters, Betty Lou Farmer. His other daughter, appellant Joan Eddleman, contends that the will is invalid because an exhibit was not attached to the will.
In the third paragraph of the will the decedent bequeathed everything that he owned to Betty Lou Farmer. In the sixth paragraph he wrote:
It is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Taylor v. McClintockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Rose v. DunnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Hilburn v. First State Bank of SpringdaleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Huffman v. DawkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hall v. Superior Federal BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Arkansas State Employees Insurance Advisory Committee v. Estate of ManningSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Estate of Puddy v. GillamCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1990
- In re The Estate of MorganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Widmer v. TaylorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
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