Jennings v. National Bank of Commerce
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
James H. Pilkinton, Judge.
This case involves the construction of a will. Mrs. Dorothy Sifford of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died on November 29, 1978. Her will, dated March 29, 1976, was admitted to probate on December 1, 1978. On June 25, 1979, appellant Medora S. Jennings filed a petition to construe paragraph X of the will, which provides:
I give, devise, and bequeath 18 1/6 shares of common stock of the Gloster Lumber Company, of Gloster, Mississippi, and also any right, title or interest which I may have in the Lester Land Company, Inc. of Camden, Arkansas, including any real or personal…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pepka v. BranchIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- Brown v. SchafferIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
- Mee v. CusineauSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- Williamson v. MerrittSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
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