BALL v. CURTIS

No. 82-124.

637 S.W.2d 571 (1982)

Orbin Joe BALL et al., Appellants, v. Sheila Ball CURTIS and Bradley Curtis, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Joseph Boeckman, Wynne, for appellants.

Michael Everett, Jonesboro, for appellees.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In four cases we have held that when the title to land is vested in a life tenant with contingent remainders that will not vest until the life tenant's death, a court of equity has the power upon a proper showing to order a sale of the land for reinvestment. Walker v. Blaney, 225 Ark. 918, 286 S.W.2d 479 (1956); Wing v. Wing, 212 Ark. 960, 208 S.W.2d 776 (1948); Hardy v. Hilton, 211...

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