HARE v. FIRST SECURITY BANK

No. 76-248.

546 S.W.2d 427 (1977)

Thomas HARE, Appellant, v. FIRST SECURITY BANK, Administrator and Carolyn Sue Davis, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

February 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pollard, Cavaneau & Hatfield, Searcy, for appellant.

Guy H. Jones, Phil Stratton, Guy Jones, Jr., and Casey Jones, Conway, for appellee.


BYRD, Justice.

Appellant admits that appellee Carolyn Sue Davis was not mentioned in the will, but asks this Court to adopt the rule that in the case of pretermitted children, extrinsic evidence be admitted to show the testator was aware of the pretermitted child and intended to disinherit. Appellant then suggests that, if the evidence be sufficiently clear, cogent and convincing, the expressed terms of the will be effectuated despite the pretermitted heir statute...

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