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HUTCHISON v. SHEPPARD

No. 5-659.

279 S.W.2d 33 (1955)

Porter HUTCHISON et ux., Appellants, v. Kate Anthony SHEPPARD et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pickens & Pickens, Newport, for appellant.

Kaneaster Hodges, Newport, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a suit by Kate Anthony Sheppard and others to recover possession of 120 acres of land. The defendants assert title to the property and, if their claim of title should be rejected, seek to recover the value of their improvements to the land. The chancellor held that Mrs. Sheppard has a life estate which entitles her to possession, but the defendants were awarded $1,000 for their improvements. The defendants have appealed on the issue...

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