Burton v. Gorman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. W. P. Gorman brought this action of unlawful detainer for the possession of a certain dwelling house in Forrest City, alleging that he had rented same to appellant by the month for $25 per month; that appellant paid the rent for the last four months of 1913 and failed and refused to pay any rent since the first day of January, 1915; was indebted in the sum of $112.50 for the months of…
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Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. W. P. Gorman brought this action of unlawful detainer for the possession of a certain dwelling house in Forrest City, alleging that he had rented same to appellant by the month for $25 per month; that appellant paid the rent for the last four months of 1913 and failed and refused to pay any rent since the first day of January, 1915; was indebted in the sum of $112.50 for the months of January, February, March and half of April; that he had failed to surrender possession of the premises after demand made in…
1Opinion of the Court
•Kirby, J.
(after stating the facts.) Appellant contends that the iands were assets in the hands of the administrator of the estate of J. E. Stone, deceased, and necessary to be used in the payment of the debts thereof and that the court erred in not permitting the introduction of the testimony showing these facts and the payment of rent by appellant to the administrator during the months for which appellee claimed he had unlawfully detained the premises and failed to pay the rent therefor.(1) It is unquestionably true that lands of a decedent are assets in the hands of the executor or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stewart v. SmileySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Dunlap v. MooseSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Cook v. FranklinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
3Cited by17 opinions
- Bolin v. Drainage District No. 17Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
- Kimble v. WilleyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1951
- Casey v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936
- Lewis v. HarperSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
- Ray v. StroudSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
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