Monroe v. Monroe

Ed. F. McFaddxN, Associate Justice.

This appeal necessitates a study of § 34-1801 Ark. Stats. The question is whether, under the said Statute, the exclusive owner of a life estate may, against the resistance of the remainderman, obtain an order from the Chancery Court for the sale of the entire title of the land and a partition of the proceeds.

The facts are stipulated: William Edward Monroe died intestate, seized and possessed of certain lands in Hempstead County. He was survived only by (a) his widow, the appellee, Mrs. Sleetie S. Monroe, and (b) his son, Bryan Monroe. The estate of William…