Arkla Chemical Corp. v. Palmer

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This appeal is from the probate court’s denial of a claim filed by the appellant, Arkla Chemical Corporation, against the estate of Harry C. Palmer, Jr., deceased. The principal contested issue in the probate court was whether Arkla’s claim, which arose from the sale of fertilizer, was (a) against Palmer’s estate or (b) against Palmer Aero Service, Inc., a domestic corporation in which Palmer and his family owned all the stock. The probate judge, in denying the claim, held that Arkla, after Palmer’s death, had elected to do business with the corporation and…