Farrar v. Kincheloe

Conley Byrd, Justice.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether a savings account at the First Federal Savings & Loan Association in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was solely owned by appellee Mrs. Emily L. Kincheloe or jointly owned by Mrs. Kincheloe and her adopted daughter, appellant Inez Farrar. The trial court ruled that it was solely owned by Mrs. Kincheloe. Appellants Claude Farrar and his wife Inez rely upon Hobbs Admr. v. Collins, 234 Ark. 779, 354 S. W. 2d 551 (1962), as authority for reversing the trial court.

The record shows that Mrs. Kincheloe had no children of her own. Prior to Inez…