Legal Opinion

Minton v. Minton

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 14, 2010No. CA 09-883PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, Judge.

1T Adrian David Minton appeals from a Montgomery County Circuit Court order admitting to probate as codicils to decedent Freddie Lynn Minton’s formal will two hand-written documents. He argues that the trial court erred in admitting the documents because (1) the handwriting and signature were not established by three credible, disinterested witnesses; (2) the alleged holographic codicil1 lacked testamentary intent. We affirm.

On June 22, 1999, Freddie Lynn Minton executed a formal will that bequeathed all of his real and personal property in the following manner:…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. O'FALLON v. O'Fallon Ex Rel. NgarSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  2. Matter of Estate of O'DonnellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Kinnear v. LangleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1946
  4. Edmundson v. Estate of FountainSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  5. Stevens v. Heritage BankCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Morris v. KnopickCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
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  3. Marcum v. Gibson (In re Estate of Bond)Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  4. Estate of Adair v. AdairCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2013
  5. Mays v. MullinsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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