LAMB v. FORD

No. 5-3539.

389 S.W.2d 419 (1965)

Jones LAMB, Admr., Appellant, v. J. R. FORD, Executor, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 26, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Mayes and Robert Branch, Paragould, for appellant.

Frank Sloan, Jonesboro, Kirsch, Cathey & Brown, Paragould, for appellee.


McFADDIN, Justice.

This appeal challenges two rulings of the Probate Court made in the administration of the estate of A. R. Ford, who died testate on February 2, 1963. He was survived by his wife, Viva Lamb Ford, and by four children of a former marriage. We will separately discuss the two questions presented.

I.

Dower. The first question relates to the dower claim. Mr. Ford had executed a will on May 25, 1962, when he was a widower. Viva...

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