Legal Opinion

Ouachita Baptist College v. Scott

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 23, 1897PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Sevier Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtBunn, C. J.

This is a proceeding to contest the will of Thomas N. Scott, deceased, late of Little River county, who departed this life on the 27th of November, 1891,- by Robert M. Scott, a brother, and other collateral kindred, who are the appellees here. The will gave all the testator’s property to Thomas Penn, a son of Eva Penn, niece of the testator, and the Ouachita College, an institution of learning duly incorporated, and located at Arkadelphia, in this state; they being the appellants here. The ground upon which the contest of the will is made is the want of mental capacity in the testator to make…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Petty v. DuckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
  2. Hogane v. HoganeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
  3. Mitchell v. RogersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Taylor v. McClintockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
  2. Waite v. Utah Labor Comm'nUtah Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Matter of AllenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  4. Ark. State Highway Comm. v. PerrinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
  5. Morris v. RaymondSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918

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