PETTY v. CHANEY

No. 83-173.

661 S.W.2d 373 (1983)

281 Ark. 72

Judy C. PETTY, Appellant, v. Charlotte S. CHANEY, Executrix, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howell, Price & Trice, P.A., by Ronald A. Hope, Little Rock, for appellant.

H. Clay Moore, Houston, Tex., for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant's father, John T. Chaney, died testate in 1981. The appellant, who was not mentioned or provided for by name in her father's will, seeks to share in the estate as a child whom the testator omitted "to mention or provide for, either specifically or as a member of a class." Ark.Stat. Ann. § 60-507(b) (Repl.1971). We agree with the probate judge's conclusion that the appellant was sufficiently mentioned or provided for in...

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