Gentry v. Richardson

I desire to emphatically dissent to the holding of the majority, which, in my opinion, upsets established law and custom.

While Section 62-2208, Ark. Stats. (1947) Anno., authorizes a personal representative to employ legal counsel, a careful reading of the section seems to denote that it only has reference to handling the “ordinary” affairs of an estate, and I find nothing therein which authorizes a personal representative to enter into a contract with an attorney for the prosecution of litigation on behalf of the estate. While it is true that a court will generally follow the preference of…