Arendt v. Arendt
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Edward W. Winfield, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On the 7th day of February, 1904, William Arendt shot and killed himself at his residence in Little Rock. After his death about nine or ten o’clock at night of the ■ day of his death, the following letter was found on the dresser of his bedroom: “Little Rock, Ark., 2-7-1904. “Mrs. Sarah Arendt, City. “Dear wife: You will find everything all right, I hope.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Edward W. Winfield, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On the 7th day of February, 1904, William Arendt shot and killed himself at his residence in Little Rock. After his death about nine or ten o’clock at night of the ■ day of his death, the following letter was found on the dresser of his bedroom: “Little Rock, Ark., 2-7-1904. “Mrs. Sarah Arendt, City. “Dear wife: You will find everything all right, I hope. Whatever I have in worldly goods, it is my wish that you- should possess them. I have hoped against hope that everything would come out all right, but I…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal by Herman Arendt from a judgment of the circuit court declaring a certain writing in the form of a letter to be the last will and testament of William Arendt.
Our statute provides that “when the entire body of the will and the signature thereto shall be written in the proper handwriting of the testator, such will may be established by the unimpeachable evidence of at least three disinterested witnesses to the handwriting and signature of the testator, even though there be no attesting witness.” Kirby’s Digest, § 8012.
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