Edwards v. Edwards

Steele Hays, Justice.

This dispute between brother and sister involves the construction of a deed and the will of their mother. Joe E. Edwards, appellant, and Nancy Edwards, appellee, are children of Edna Edwards, who died in December 1989. Two other children are not parties to this suit.

Edna Edwards purchased a home in Ft. Smith in April of 1988, accepting a warranty deed from the sellers “to Edna Edwards and to Joe E. Edwards, her son, with right of survivor-ship.” On September 28, 1988, Edna Edwards executed a will which contained a provision devising the identical property to all four of…