Legal Opinion

Butler v. Dike

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 27, 2009No. CA 08-1242PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

M. MICHAEL KINARD, Judge.

This is a probate case in which 2.5 acres of real property located in Arkansas County are in dispute. Appellant, Kirby Butler, Jr., contends that he is the owner of the property at issue pursuant to a family settlement agreement and a court order closing Fairlee Butler’s estate. We affirm.

The facts underlying the case are these. Fairlee Butler was the owner of 2.5 acres of real property in the Southern District of Arkansas County, Arkansas. In her will dated October 10,1972, Fairlee Butler provided:

I give and devise to my beloved daughter, Rosebud Nicholson, my…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wells v. Estate of WellsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  2. Green v. McAuleyCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1997
  3. Monk v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2005

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re Elijah and Mary Stiny TrustsDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2024

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