Legal Opinion

Wooten v. Penuel

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 15, 1940No. 4-5891PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGrieein Smith, C. J.

This is a controversy between the eight grandchildren of J. A. "Whitley, who died intestate November 30, 1931. He was twice married. By Martha Lemons Whitley, his first wife, he had a daughter, Mattie, who married Powell. By his second wife, Tennessee Whitley, he had a daughter, Emma, who married Wooten.

The four plaintiffs below (appellees here) are children of Mattie W. Powell, and the four defendants (appellants here) are children of Emma W. Wooten.

In Ms will J. A. WMtley devised and bequeathed all of his property to Tennessee Whitley, who is referred to as T. A. Whitley.

The chancellor…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Arbaugh v. WestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
  2. Crowley v. MellonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
  3. Lewis v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dent v. WrightSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  2. Rowland v. RogersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
  3. Davie v. SmootSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
  4. Gray v. FultonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  5. Jansen v. BlissenbachSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1946

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