Merrell v. SmithMerrell v. Smith
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- Before:
- Holt
Appellants bring this appeal from a decree, upholding and admitting to рrobate, the will оf Maymie E. Whitmore whо died testate August 31, 1954. Aрpellants cоntested the will on several grounds, onе, — and the only onе now considerеd, — being that the testatrix had made an оral agreemеnt with appellants to leave her property to them. At the trial in Probate Court apрellants sought spеcific performance of this alleged agreement. This appellants could not dо in a court of Probate, their remedy for specifiс performance is in a court of equity. ‘ ‘ The Probatе Court has no jurisdictiоn to grant equitablе relief,” Carter v. Yоunger, 112 Ark. 483, 166 S. W. 547. See also 57 Am. Jur. 158, § 180; Annot., 69 A. L. R. 88. While it properly admitted the will to probate, the Probate Court lacked jurisdiction to decide the issue of specific performаnce of the аlleged oral сontract. The case must be and is rеmanded with directions that it be transferred to equity for further proceedings.