BUFORD v. MARTIN

No. 73-196.

505 S.W.2d 489 (1974)

Mable BUFORD, Administratrix of the Estate of Matilda Cotton, Deceased, and Mable Buford, Individually, Appellant, v. Rose T. Frazier MARTIN et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthews, Purtle, Osterloh & Weber by John I. Purtle, Little Rock, for appellant.

Reinberger, Eilbott, Smith & Staten, Pine Bluff, for Rose T. Frazier Martin.

Chambers & Chambers, Magnolia, for other appellees.


JONES, Justice.

This is an appeal by Mable Buford from a chancery court decree awarding to her only an undivided one-fifth interest in 80 acres of land rather than a fee simple title as a devisee under the will of Matilda Cotton. Matilda Cotton was one of the seven or eight children and surviving heirs at law of Robert Frazier who owned the 80 acre tract when he died intestate in 1905, also survived by his wife Bell. After Robert's death Bell and the children continued...

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