Category: Arkansas Court Opinions

DAVID REEME ET AL v. NATURAL GAS IMP. DIST. NO. 2 OF ASHLEY CO., ARK. MRS. CHAS. RHODES v. NATURAL GAS IMP. DIST. NO. 2 OF ASHLEY CO., ARK. Nos. 5-5076 5-5077. 448 S.W.2d 647Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered January 12, 1970 1. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION — POWERS FUNCTIONS, EXTENT OF. — While an improvement […]

ELLIS, TRUSTEE v. JONES. No. 5-412 267 S.W.2d 955Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 17, 1954. APPEAL AND ERROR — REVIEW IN EQUITABLE ACTIONS — QUESTIONS OF FACT. — Chancellor’s finding of fact that the note had been paid by returning the automobile to the sellers as payment in full, held not against preponderance […]

WILDER v. HARRIS. No. 4-6992 168 S.W.2d 804Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 22, 1943. 1. JUDGMENTS — DIRECT AND COLLATERAL ATTACKS DISTINGUISHED. — An attack on a judgment is regarded as direct where the proceeding in which it is made is brought for the purpose of impeaching or over-turning the judgment and as […]

THE/FRE, INC., d/b/a Pay-Less Check Advance, Reap, Inc., d/b/a/ Pay-Less Check Advance, and Fred Pearson, Individually and d/b/a Pay-Less Check Advance, Appellants v. Sheila MARTIN, Rick Ingram and Jimmie Sue Spencer, Individually and o/b/o a Class of Similarly Situated Persons, Appellees 01-1371 78 S.W.3d 722Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion Delivered June 27, 2002 Arbitration — […]

Ronnie HAYNES v. STATE of Arkansas CR 93-58 855 S.W.2d 313Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered June 7, 1993 APPEAL ERROR — FAILURE TO ABSTRACT — CASE AFFIRMED. — The appellate court will not go to the record in research of prejudicial error; where appellant failed to abstract any of the hearing surrounding the issue […]

Vicki NANCE v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 93-736 870 S.W.2d 721, 873 S.W.2d 812Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 21, 1994 1. COURTS — JURISDICTION OF JUVENILE COURT TO ISSUE A CHANGE-OF-CUSTODY ORDER. — Ark. Code Ann. 9-27-305 states any juvenile within the state may be subjected to the jurisdiction of a juvenile […]

DIXIE DOWNS, INC., v. ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION. No. 4-9600 242 S.W.2d 132Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 9, 1951. Rehearing denied October 8, 1951. 1. FRANCHISES — RACING. — On appellant’s application for a franchise to conduct racing in C county under a statute providing that in case any license is refused or “in […]

Gloria JOLLY v. George HARTJE, Jr., Circuit Judge; Charles CASTLEBERRY, Faulkner County Sheriff; and Sandy E. JOLLY No. 86-68. 713 S.W.2d 241Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 28, 1986 Petition for Clarification; granted. William J. Velek, for petitioner. Ronald L. Burton, for respondents. PER CURIAM. The petitioner has asked us to clarify our order […]

JOHNNIE GILCHRIST v. STATE OF ARKANSAS No. 5212 409 S.W.2d 329Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion delivered December 5, 1966 [Rehearing denied January 9, 1967.] 1. HOMICIDE — TRIAL — INSTRUCTION ON USER DEGREE OF OFFENSE. — It is not error for the trial court to refuse an instruction on a lesser degree of an offense […]

289 S.W.3d 474 Kenny TRAVIS v. STATE of Arkansas. No. CR 08-1320.Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion delivered December 11, 2008. APPEAL ERROR — GOOD CAUSE WAS SHOWN FOR FILING OF BELATED APPEAL. — Appellant demonstrated good cause for his failure to file a timely notice of appeal; appellant stated that he never received notice that […]

McCULLA v. BROWN. 13 S.W.2d 314Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered January 28, 1929. 1. TRIAL — ERRONEOUS TRANSFER OF LAW CASE TO EQUITY. — A complaint at law alleging that, after conveying certain land to plaintiff’s grantor, defendant resold the same land to innocent purchasers and thereby defrauded plaintiff, held to state a legal […]