Diamond v. Shell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Writ of Error to Phillips Circuit Cowrt. The certificate of the clerk-of tbe Probate Court tbat tbe will and other papers, including tbe letters testamentary, bad been recorded, was sufficient. Tbe law does .not require a separate certificate to eacb paper recorded.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice WateiNs
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.
Tbe plaintiff sued as tbe executor of tbe last will and testament of Dennis Griffin, deceased. Tbe defendant craved oyer of tbe letters testamentary, of which profert was made in tbe declaration. Tbe plaintiff granted oyer, by producing what purported to be a copy of tbe letters testamentary, with a copy of tbe will .annexed, which bad been granted to him by tbe Probate Court of Phillips county, authenticated by tbe official certificate and .sealgof tbe clerk of tbat court, to be a true and correct copy of tbe last will and testament of Dennis Grifin,…
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