Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Baker
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 30, 1945No. 4-7627PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcFaddin, J.
This appeal concerns a partition suit and a motion for order nunc pro time.
On December 29, 1943, appellant, William Brooks, filed suit for partition of certain lands in Pope county owned by Brooks and others as tenants in common. He alleged himself to be the owner of 27/6‘6ths interest in fee. Various parties intervened as defendants, and denied that William Brooks had as great an interest as he claimed.
The history of the title is quite involved. William Brooks, Sr., father of the appellant, was the original owner. He died intestate some time about 1882, leaving a wife and ten living…
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- Ward v. MagnessSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
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