Stull v. Graham
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court, in Chancery. James R. Riddick, Judge. 1. Secs. 2599-2601, Mansf. Dig., have never been repealed. ' The effort of the pretended constitution of 1864 to repeal them was ineffectual, because such pretended constitution was never authorized by, nor submitted to, nor adopted nor approved by, the people of the State, and never was a constitution of the State.
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Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court, in Chancery. James R. Riddick, Judge. 1. Secs. 2599-2601, Mansf. Dig., have never been repealed. ' The effort of the pretended constitution of 1864 to repeal them was ineffectual, because such pretended constitution was never authorized by, nor submitted to, nor adopted nor approved by, the people of the State, and never was a constitution of the State. In holding contrary to the above proposition, the circuit court has violated the constitution of the United States, the laws of congress, and the proclamations of the president. The last clause of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Grant Green, Jr., Special Judge.
Dr. G. T. Stull, a citizen of Crittenden county, died on the 29th day of February, 1892, leaving the appellant his widow, and Mrs. Parmelia G. Graham his only heir at law.
W. S. Graham, his son-in-law, on the 14th day of March following, filed with the clerk of the probate court a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of the decedent, who admitted it to probate, and issued letters testamentary to Graham. At the May term, 1892, the probate court approved the action of the clerk in admitting the will to probate, and issued letters testamentary to…
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