SCRITCHFIELD v. LOYD

No. 79-270

589 S.W.2d 557 (1979)

Euna SCRITCHFIELD et al., Appellants, v. Ralph Robert LOYD, Executor, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark & McNeil, Conway, for appellants.

Phil Stratton, Conway, for appellee.


BYRD, Justice.

By this appeal appellants Euna Scritchfield, et al., collateral heirs of Johnnie D. Loyd, deceased, contend that the signature of Johnnie D. Loyd appearing in the attestation clause of his will does not meet the requirements of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 60-403 (Repl.1971), requiring that the testator's "signature must be at the end of the instrument." The stipulation entered into by the parties shows the following:

"Marie Hutto, if called as a witness...

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