Grimmett v. Estate of Beasley

John E. Jennings, Judge.

This case is a dispute, in probate court, over the ownership of a 120 acre farm in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Appellant, W.K. Grimmett, Jr., is one of the nephews of Ruby G. Beasley. The issues presented are the legal effect of a deed executed by Mrs. Beasley to W.K. Grimmett, Sr., and his wife, Violet, and whether that deed had been delivered. The chancellor found that the deed, by its own terms, conveyed nothing until Mrs. Beasley’s death and also found that there was no delivery. We reverse and remand.

W.K. Grimmett, Sr., was the brother of Ruby Beasley and the…