Legal Opinion

Rodgers v. Rodgers

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 10, 2012No. 11-1020PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

11Appellant appeals the circuit court’s order finding that proceeds from the sale of timber, which was harvested from land that was specifically devised in a will, should be considered part of the decedent’s residuary estate. On appeal, he urges this court to reverse the circuit court and hold that if property that is the subject of a specific devise is sold by an attorney in fact at a time when the testator is incompetent, and the testator does not regain testamentary capacity before his or her death, an ademption of the specific devise does not take place as to the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Standridge v. StandridgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  2. In Re Bierstedt's EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  3. Seymour v. BiehslichSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
  4. Bynum v. McDowellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926
  5. Estate of Garrett v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2003

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stautzenberger v. StautzenbergerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013

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