Machen v. Machen

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “It is not necessary that there be a previous dispute or controversy between the members of the family before a valid family settlement may be made.”
• “Family-settlement agreements are favorites of the law. Courts of equity have uniformly upheld and sustained family arrangements in. reference to property.... The motive in. such cases is to preserve the peace and harmony of families.” (citations omitted)
• “Family-settlement agreements are favorites of the law. Courts of equity have uniformly upheld and sustained family arrangements in- reference to property.... The motive in such cases is to preserve the peace and harmony of families.” (citations omitted)
• omitting a \contest or controversy\ requirement

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Brumley v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2015-10-08· cited 51×
• Harbur v. O'Neal
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2014-02-19· cited 8×
• Bryant v. Osborn
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2014-04-03· cited 3×
• In the Matter of the Supervised Estate of Gary D. Kent v. Cynthia Kerr
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-08-25· cited 3×
• David Preston Kinard and Donna Kinard William Troy Kinard and Cindy Kinard Drew William Kinard and Monica Kinard Preston Cook Kinard And Mary Camille Kinard v. Michael David Kinard, as Trustee of the Wilma Kinard Revocable Trust Michael David Kinard And Tara Kinard
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2023-02-22· cited 1×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Cochran v. Bentley
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2007-03-01· cited 63×
• Martin v. Martin
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1911-02-20· cited 30×
• Maloy v. Stuttgart Memorial Hospital
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1994-03-28· cited 21×
• Pfaff, Administratrix v. Clements
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1948-07-05· cited 14×
• Turner v. Davis
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1883-05-15· cited 13×
• Harris v. Harris
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1963-05-20· cited 10×
• Wallace v. King
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1943-04-12· cited 7×
• Machen v. Machen
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2011-01-26· cited 7×
• Hobbs v. Cobb
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1960-10-24· cited 5×
• Moody v. Moody
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1951-05-28· cited 1×