Legal Opinion
Machen v. Machen
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided January 26, 2011No. CA 10-561PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARRY D. VAUGHT, Chief Judge.
|¶ This case involves a family-settlement agreement. Billy Ray Machen, who died on May 20, 2006, was survived by his wife, appellant Julia Machen, and two sons, appellee Billy Randall Machen (Randy) and Steven Ray Machen. On July 12, 2006, Julia filed a petition to probate Mr. Machen’s 1996 will, which gave a life estate in his real property to Julia, with certain restrictions, and the remainder to Randy. It made the following provisions for his personal property:
2. I give and bequeath to my son, Billy Randall Machen, the sum of $10,000.00 to be paid out of my…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bright v. GassCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1992
- Pfaff, Administratrix v. ClementsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- Walpole v. LewisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- Jones v. BalentineCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1993
- Foster v. FosterCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010
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3Cited by7 opinions
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