2014 Ark. App. 689 - Maxey v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[a] will contest is not a civil proceeding but rather a special proceeding in probate court, governed by statute. Screeton v. Crumpler , 273 Ark. 167 , 617 S.W.2d 847 (1981) ; Coleman v. Coleman , 257 Ark. 404 , 520 S.W.2d 239 (1974). The cardinal rule of statutory construction is to give effect to the intent of the legislature. Bell v. McDonald , 2014 Ark. 75 , 432 S.W.3d 18 . We are to construe the statute just as it reads, giving the words their ordinary and usually accepted meaning in common language. Id. When the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no need to resort to rules of statutory interpretation. Id.”

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