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JONES v. EARNEST

No. 91-189.

819 S.W.2d 280 (1991)

307 Ark. 294

Lola Mae JONES, Appellant, v. Jane EARNEST, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Howard W. Jones, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 18, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Roper, Warren, for appellant.

Bill G. Wells, Warren, for appellee.

BROWN, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether a divorce or separation from bed and board constituted a final decree of divorce under Ark.Code Ann. § 9-12-317 (Supp.1991) so as to dissolve automatically a tenancy by the entirety. We hold that the tenancy by the entirety was not automatically dissolved, and we reverse the chancery court.

The facts in this case were stipulated by the parties at trial...

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