Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 3, 1972No. 5-5801PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
This case arises from a dispute between two factions of the Elliott family, ignited by discovery of oil on Texas lands. The appellants (defendants below) have classified themselves as the Dale Elliott faction and the appellees as the Frank Elliott faction. We will occasionally do likewise. Their ancestors, I. J. and Metta Elliott, acquired a large quantity of land, some of which was in Texas in Taylor and Ward Counties. The Ward County lands were owned by the maternal ancestor, who acquired them by inheritance. The Taylor County lands were community property of the…
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