Jeffries v. Merideth

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

John Wesley Jeffries died intestate in February, 1946, leaving miscellaneous household effects estimated to be worth slightly less than $375 and a home on four and a half acres of land appraised at $600. He was survived by five daughters and three sons. One of the sons, Floyd, is the appellant here and his sister, Delia Merideth, is appellee. These values were set out in an affidavit filed by Floyd Jeffries in Probate court, Ark. Stat’s, § 62-2127. In the affidavit it was stated that there were no estate debts other than a hospital bill for which the affiant had…