Tag: Real estate
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Daily & Woods, P.L.L.C. voted as Best Law Firm and Best Estate Law Firm in Arkansas River Valley 2021
Brittney and I enjoyed the opportunity to represent Daily & Woods, PLLC at the Best of River Valley gala last month. I am truly honored that the local community voted us to be the Best in two categories: estate law and overall Best law firm in the Arkansas River Valley Area. We enjoy serving our…
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Oral Agreements to Divide a Decedent’s Property Violate the Statute of Frauds
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently rendered an unpublished opinion, Kiddie v. Copeland, Case No. 17-2814, involving the statute of frauds, and its application to an agreement to divided a deceased grandfather’s property. First, what is the statute of frauds anyway and why should you care? The statute of frauds is a common law…
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What Do Prostitution and the Failure to Pay Rent Have In Common?
C. Michael Daily is a business law attorney with the long-established law firm of Daily & Woods, P.L.L.C. and is licensed to practice business law and real estate law in Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Wyoming. C. Michael Daily can be contacted by telephone at 479-242-3953, by email at [email protected], or by regular post at 58 South 6th Street, Fort…
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If Prince Owned Arkansas Mineral Rights, Who Would Inherit?
Prince passed away last Thursday, and while I personally have not finished mourning, the media has moved on from his passing and now is speculating about the inheritance of his property. I imagine that the talk will only increase since it was recently asserted in court filings that he died without a will or other…
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Ohio Supreme Court Interprets Dormant Mineral Act
In Chesapeake Exploration, LLC v. Buell, The Ohio Supreme Court recently answered a certified question from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern District that involved interpretation of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act, codified as Ohio law R. C. 5301.56. Chesapeake Exploration, LLC and several other parties claimed title to…
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After the Natural Gas Boom…
One of thedailylawblog‘s readers forwarded this New York Times Article, which contains a great discussion of the state of domestic natural gas shale development during record low gas prices. The article tells the story about how the gas market affects natural gas producers. For the visual learners, these charts depict the story perfectly. Essentially, gas prices…
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Caveat Emptor Will not Apply if your House is Haunted as a Matter of Law
It is the end of October, which means we are so close to my third favorite holiday of the year: Halloween. As a kid, I always enjoyed the novelty of the day: dressing up as your favorite super hero or villain, ringing doorbells and plundering as much candy as one could dream of consuming. “ARGGG…he…