Legal Opinion

Swaffar v. Swaffar

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 10, 1997No. 96-751PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Eddie Linn Swaffar Jr., appeals the order of the Faulkner County Probate Court approving the final accounting and denying his claim for set-off in the administration of the estate of his father, Eddie Linn Swaffar Sr. Appellee, W.C. Swaffar, is Appellant’s uncle and executor of the estate. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(a)(16) (as amended by per curiam July 15, 1996), as this case requires construction of a will. Appellant raises four points for reversal. We find merit to the first point and reverse and remand in part and affirm in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Swaffar v. SwaffarSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. Morris v. CullipherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Baugh v. HowzeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1947
  4. Bennett v. Miles, AdministratorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1947
  5. Paget v. BroganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1900

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Nash v. ESTATE OF SWAFFERSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  2. U.S. Trust, Bank of America, N.A. v. First National Bank & TrustCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  3. McGuire v. Morris (In re Estate of Deal)Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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