SWAFFAR v. SWAFFAR

No. 91-208.

827 S.W.2d 140 (1992)

309 Ark. 73

Eddie Linn SWAFFAR, Jr. and Billy Gracen Swaffar, Appellants, v. W.C. SWAFFAR, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.R. Nash, Little Rock, for appellants.

M. Stephen Bingham, Little Rock, for appellees.


BROWN, Justice.

The appellants, Eddie Linn Swaffar, Jr., and Billy Gracen Swaffar, appeal from an order of the probate court finding that Billy Swaffar, who was also known as Billy McKim, was not a legally adopted son of the decedent, Eddie Linn Swaffar, Sr., and, therefore, not a pretermitted heir under the decedent's will. The issue on appeal is whether Billy Swaffar was legally adopted in 1977 under Act 369 of 1947, which was codified at that time as Ark.Stat.Ann...

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