RICKNER v. ESTATE OF A. RICKNER

No. 84-51.

670 S.W.2d 450 (1984)

283 Ark. 42

Nell Tarwater RICKNER, Appellant, v. ESTATE OF Charles A. RICKNER, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy H. "Mutt" Jones, Sr., Phil Stratton and Casey Jones, Conway, for appellant.

Stephen E. James, Clinton, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Section 23 of the Probate Code states what has long been the law in Arkansas: "If after making a will the testator is divorced or the marriage of the testator is annulled, all provisions in the will in favor of the testator's spouse are thereby revoked." Ark.Stat.Ann. § 60-407 (Supp. 1983). The question in this case, as argued by the appellant, is whether the statute is applicable when the testator's marriage was void for bigamy. The...

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