Legal Opinion

Allen v. FIRST NAT. BANK OF FORT SMITH

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 7, 1977No. 76-216 — 217PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Involved on these appeals are the rights of a divorced spouse to the proceeds of life insurance policies in which she was the designated beneficiary. The trial court considered several instruments and various factual circumstances from all of which it, relying upon such cases as Harris v. Brewer, 239 Ark. 614, 390 S.W. 2d 630 (1965), concluded that the decedent had evidenced his intent and had done sufficient acts to make his estate the beneficiary of the insurance proceeds. For reversal, appellant Kathryn L. Allen contends:

POINT I. “The trial court erred in finding that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pedron v. OldsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
  2. Brewer v. BrewerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
  3. Dennis v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
  4. Clements v. NeblettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
  5. Mabbitt v. WilkersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Orsini v. Commercial National BankCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982
  2. Nunnenman v. Estate of GrubbsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010
  3. Acklin v. RiddellCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1993
  4. Whisenant v. McKamieCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  5. (In the Matter of the Estate of John Harold Haverstick, Deceased) John Haverstick and Jerry Haverstick v. Frances HaverstickSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2024

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