Furth v. Furth
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John B. Martineau, Chancellor; STATEMENT J3Y THE COURT. On the 21st day of June, 1907, Robert A. Furth died in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, owning a large amount of real and personal property. He left a will in which he devised the bulk of his estate to his mother. Sam Blum was appointed and duly qualified as the executor of his will.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John B. Martineau, Chancellor; STATEMENT J3Y THE COURT. On the 21st day of June, 1907, Robert A. Furth died in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, owning a large amount of real and personal property. He left a will in which he devised the bulk of his estate to his mother. Sam Blum was appointed and duly qualified as the executor of his will. The appellant claimed to be his widow, and instituted suit for dower in his real and personal estate. The executor and devisees under the will of R. A. Furth, deceased, were made parties to the action. Appellant does not…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is claimed by appellant that in May, 1906, in the State of Arkansas, she and R. A. Furth mutually agreed from that time to be husband and wife, and that pursuant to such agreement they cohabited and lived together as husband and wife until his death in June, 1907. Conceding, without deciding, that a preponderance of evidence establishes that fact, were they married under the laws of the State of Arkansas?
Because the marriage relation is the source from which arises the home and the family, we have concluded to decide this question, rather than pass upon…
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