Peterson v. Peck

BILL H. WALMSLEY, Judge.

|, This appeal involves a dispute over the ownership of a piece of artwork created by Alexander Calder. Robert Peck was the owner of the artwork before his death in 2006. Appellant Capi Peterson is Robert Peck’s daughter. Appellee Hannah Peck is Robert Peck’s widow. After a bench trial, the Pulaski County Circuit Court found that the artwork was not the subject of an inter vivos gift to Peterson from Robert Peck and that it was not given to Peterson through Peck’s trust. The court also found that Peterson had forfeited her interest as a trust beneficiary by questioning…