Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Green
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 20, 1978No. 77-315Published
1Opinion of the Court
562 S.W.2d 612 (1978)
Jerry Lynn MORGAN et al., Appellants,
v.
Reba GREEN, Appellee.
No. 77-315.
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.
March 20, 1978.
Eldridge & Eldridge, Augusta, for appellants.
Lightle, Tedder, Hannah & Beebe, Searcy, for appellee.
HICKMAN, Justice.
This appeal questions whether a clause in a will granted a mere life estate, or gave the life tenant an absolute power of alienation. The chancellor, after careful consideration, decided on summary judgment the will of Eva Morgan did not grant her son, Jeff Morgan, the power to sell sixty acres it only gave Morgan a life estate. We…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Giles v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Archer v. PalmerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Patty v. GoolsbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
- Jackson v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Union & Mercantile Trust Co. v. HudsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
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