Ark. Code Ann. § 18-60-410: Answer

If any person summoned, as provided in §§ 18-60-401 , 18-60-405 , and 18-60-409 , desires to contest the rights of the petitioners or the statements in the petition, he or she shall do so by a written answer, and the questions of law and fact thereupon arising shall be tried and determined by the court.

Civil Code, § 541; C. & M. Dig., § 8097; Pope's Dig., § 10517; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-1811.