by Will Clark | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Generally, the last will and testament of a testator (the individual who makes the will) needs to meet various legal formalities to be valid. However, a testator can revoke his/her will by simply intentionally destroying the will prior to his death. As a result, the...
by Jack Butt | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
A landlord who had no legal obligation to do so, voluntarily fixed a trailer tenant’s refrigerator. Later that day, the tenant blew himself up lighting a cigarette because of a disconnected gas line in the trailer. Though the landlord in the first place had no...
by Will Clark | Mar 12, 2019 | Legal World, Uncategorized
To prove ownership of land by adverse possession, one must show possession of the disputed property continuously for seven years and that the possession has been actual, open, notorious, continuous, hostile and exclusive, and accompanied with an intent to hold the...
by Constance Clark | Feb 18, 2019 | Contracts, Uncategorized
A landlord had a duty to provide heat to his tenant’s residence and knew that the furnace was broken. Yet, the landlord was held to have no liability when his tenant’s nine-year old granddaughter suffered extensive burns after her dress came in contact with a space...
by Constance Clark | Jan 7, 2019 | Legal World, Uncategorized
Owners of land surrounding a shooting range constructed by an American Legion Post on a 40 acre tract in rural Arkansas County filed suit to stop the operation of the range, arguing that noise from the range constituted a nuisance. In a 4-3 decision, the Arkansas...
by Will Clark | Nov 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Catfishing” is a well known phenomenon in modern society in which a person adopts the digital identity of a real person, or even a non-existent person, on social media and/or other digital platforms, as a means of deceiving someone for romantic,...
