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Arkansas Supreme Court overturns Arkansas Court of Appeals, holding that specific performance cannot compel performance of couple’s agreement after husband’s death.

Posted in Contract Law, Family Law, Property Law, tagged , , on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Butcher v. Beatty, No. 09-1169. Thelma and John Healy were married in 1979. In 2006, a trial court found that Thelma was incapacitated and appointed Troy Butcher as guardian of Thelma’s person and Butcher and John as co-guardians of her estate. Butcher later filed a motion to sell the couple’s rental property held as tenants [...]

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Arkansas Court of Appeals explains difference between void title and voidable title.

Posted in Property Law on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Pine Meadow Autoflex, LLC v. Taylor, No. CA08-299. Pine Meadow sold and financed a used vehicle to David Cates, who became delinquent on his payments and then filed for bankruptcy.  While seeking bankruptcy, Cates applied for a duplicate title to the vehicle and supplied the State with a fraudulently executed release of lien by Pine [...]

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Arkansas Court of Appeals holds that a will that has not been admitted to probate can be used as evidence of a devise of real property under Ark. Code Ann. 28-40-104.

Posted in Property Law, Trusts & Estates on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Osborn v. Bryant, No. CA 08-589 Lacy Bryant died in 1994, leaving a will that allowed a life estate for his wife in a twenty-acre tract of land, with an option to purchase to Brenda Bryant Osborn.  Ms. Osborn filed an affidavit for collection of small estate and attached Mr. Bryant’s will.  She later executed [...]

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