DYKES v. DYKES

No. 87-285.

741 S.W.2d 256 (1987)

294 Ark. 158

Charles Wayne DYKES and Mabel Dykes, Appellant, v. Lucille DYKES and the Estate of John R. Dykes, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Smedley, Little Rock, for appellant.

Walter A. Hale, Magnolia, for appellees.


PURTLE, Justice.

The probate judge dismissed the appellants' contest of the will of John R. Dykes. The appellants are the son and the mother of the decedent. For reversal the appellants argue that Charles Dykes was a pretermitted child pursuant to Ark.Stat.Ann. § 60-507(b) (Repl.1971) and therefore entitled to inherit as though his father had died intestate. We hold that the probate court correctly applied the law to the facts in this case.

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