Category: Arkansas Court Opinions

GIBSON v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY. 13 S.W.2d 621Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 4, 1929. 1. INSURANCE — TEMPORARY INSURANCE — AUTHORITY OF AGENT. — It is a general rule that an agent with power to make and issue policies may agree orally or in writing for temporary insurance until a policy is issued. […]

FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, N.A. v. Bettye A. KREMER No. 86-263 728 S.W.2d 172Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered April 27, 1987 1. APPEAL ERROR — REVIEW OF REFUSAL TO DIRECT VERDICT. — The appellate court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and if it finds any evidence sufficient to warrant […]

POCH v. TAYLOR. No. 4-2761 54 S.W.2d 994Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 12, 1932. 1. BANKS AND BANKING — INSOLVENCY — CALL BY BANK COMMISSIONER. — In an action to enforce the double liability of stockholders of an insolvent bank, the action of the Bank Commissioner in levying an assessment against the stockholders […]

STATE, EX REL. ROBINSON, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, v. JONES. No. 4-4768 108 S.W.2d 901Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 5, 1937. 1. OFFICERS AND OFFICES — SCHOOL DIRECTORS. — The fact that the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for school director was ineligible to hold the office did not entitle the candidate receiving […]

NATIONAL SECURITY FIRE CASUALTY COMPANY v. Maxine WILLIAMS No. CA 85-58. 698 S.W.2d 811Court of Appeals of Arkansas Division II Opinion delivered November 13, 1985 1. WORDS PHRASES — “VACANT” DEFINED. — “Vacant” means without inanimate objects. 2. WORDS PHRASES — “UNOCCUPIED” DEFINED. — “Unoccupied” means without animate objects. 3. INSURANCE — “OCCUPIED” DEFINED. — […]

SUPERIOR SEEDS, INC. v. John E. CRAIN No. 83-151 655 S.W.2d 415Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 11, 1983 1. TRIAL — DISMISSAL NOT ARBITRARY AND EXCESSIVE FOR FAILURE TO FOLLOW LOCAL RULES. — Where the standard practice in this circuit is to require both counsel at a pretrial hearing to present a set […]

GEORGE, GUARDIAN v. ALEXANDER, ADMR. No. 5-1646 317 S.W.2d 124Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 3, 1958. 1. CURTESY — HUSBAND’S RIGHTS IN ABSENCE OF ISSUE. — In the absence of issue a surviving husband is entitled to one-third of the wife’s realty for life if the estate is ancestral and to one-third in […]

Jason N. GATES v. STATE of Arkansas CR 98-1197 2 S.W.3d 40Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 16, 1999 1. TRIAL — MISTRIAL — WHEN PROPER. — A mistrial is an extreme remedy and is proper only when an error is so prejudicial that justice cannot be served by continuing the trial and when […]

BURNISS SHAW WILSON ET AL v. J. F. McDANIEL ET AL No. 5-5126. 449 S.W.2d 944Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered January 26, 1970 1. JUDGMENT — SUMMARY JUDGMENT — GROUNDS FOR GRANTING. — A summary judgment is proper only where there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party […]

Cathy WILLIAMS v. ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY CA 97-30 954 S.W.2d 302Court of Appeals of Arkansas Divisions I IV Opinion delivered November 5, 1997 1. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION — APPELLATE REVIEW — FACTORS CONSIDERED. — The appellate court views the evidence and all reasonable inferences deducible therefrom in the light most favorable to the Commission’s findings and […]

ARKANSAS HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT; and Arkansas State Highway Commission, Bobby Hopper, Raymond Pritchett, Ron Harrod, Rodney Slater, and L.W. “Bill” Clark v. Miles S. ADAMS No. 89-118 775 S.W.2d 904Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 18, 1989 1. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PROCEDURE — WHETHER ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY’S ACTION IS ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS — “RATIONAL BASIS” […]

MAXWELL v. STATE No. 5057 370 S.W.2d 113Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 27, 1963. [Rehearing denied September 9, 1963.] 1. RAPE — WEIGHT AND SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE. — Testimony of prosecuting witness and expert testimony of F.B.I. investigators held sufficient to sustain conviction for rape. 2. INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION — BILL OF PARTICULARS, […]

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, Self-Insured Employer v. Johnnie M. BRESHEARS, Employee No. 80-320. 613 S.W.2d 392Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered March 30, 1981 1. WORKERS COMPENSATION — DISABILITY AS DEFINED BY STATUTE CONTROLS AWARDS IN TEMPORARY DISABILITY CASES — EXCEPTION. — Temporary total disability and the healing period are not, in all […]