SMITH v. SMITH

No. 98-1306.

998 S.W.2d 745 (1999)

338 Ark. 526

Marilyn SMITH and Derrel Smith v. Phillip SMITH, Administrator of the Estate of Mary K. Smith.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith & Miller, P.A., by: Sean T. Keith, Rogers, for appellants.

James Dunham, Russellville, for appellees.


DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

This case involves the probate court's jurisdiction to determine ownership of funds held in a joint bank account as between the administrator of the decedent's estate and the widow and son of one of the decedent's heirs. The appeal was certified to us from the Arkansas Court of Appeals as presenting issues requiring further development and clarification of probate law. Our jurisdiction is thus pursuant to Ark. Sup.Ct. R. 1-2(b)(5). We conclude...

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