Legal Opinion

Gibson v. Gibson

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 23, 1978No. 78-115PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant Nora Gibson, widow of Herman Gibson, elected to take against his will, by which he devised all his real property to his sons, Mema W. Gibson and Cecil L. Gibson, the appellees herein. She was assigned dower in certain lands by the Probate Court of Craighead County. She filed suit against the sons for partition of the land in the Chancery Court of Craighead County. Appellees filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted. This appeal was taken from the order of dismissal. We find reversible error.

We held in Monroe v. Monroe, 226 Ark. 805, 294 S.W. 2d 338, that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pitcock v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  2. Merchants' Transfer & Warehouse Co. v. GatesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  3. Williams v. Jefferson Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
  4. E. C. Barton & Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  5. Monroe v. MonroeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Burns v. BurnsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  2. Morris v. McLemoreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Gibson v. GibsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Nation v. AyresSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  5. Staggs v. StaggsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982

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