Category: Arkansas Court Opinions

TRAVELERS CASUALTY SURETY COMPANY of America v. ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION 02-1259 120 S.W.3d 50Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion delivered June 19, 2003 1. APPEAL ERROR — FAILURE TO OBTAIN RULING — PROCEDURAL BAR TO CONSIDERATION ON APPEAL. — A party’s failure to obtain a ruling is a procedural bar to the supreme court’s consideration […]

GRIFFEN v. NEWCOM. No. 4-9545 240 S.W.2d 648Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered June 11, 1951. Rehearing denied July 9, 1951. 1. INFANTS — CUSTODY OF. — In an action by appellant against the maternal grandparents of his child after the death of his divorced wife for its custody, held that the evidence fails to […]

PICTORIAL PAPER PACKAGE CORPORATION v. SWAMP DIXIE LABORATORIES, INC. No. 4-5300 122 S.W.2d 529Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 12, 1938. 1. CONTRACTS — TIME OF THE ESSENCE. — Where the contract for the purchase of goods provides that the goods are to be shipped within a certain time, the time of shipment is […]

Sue PHILLIPS, Washington County Assessor v. MISSION FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH CA 97-425 955 S.W.2d 917Court of Appeals of Arkansas Division III Opinion delivered December 10, 1997 1. TAXATION — EXEMPTIONS — CONSTRUCTION OF. — Tax exemptions must always be strictly construed against the exemption. 2. TAXATION — CHURCHES EXEMPTED FROM COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES — […]

JOINER v. GREEN. No. 4-4564 103 S.W.2d 61Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion delivered March 22, 1937. 1. VENDOR AND PURCHASER. — In action by appellant to foreclose contract for the sale of real estate on the ground that appellee was in default in making payments, evidence held to sustain finding that appellee was not in […]

AMOS v. STATE No. 4396 189 S.W.2d 611Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 1, 1945. 1. CARNAL ABUSE — EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT. — The evidence on the trial of appellant charged with carnal abuse was sufficient to sustain the verdict of guilty. 2. CRIMINAL LAW. — Where no specific objections were made to the instructions […]

Eric Randall NANCE v. STATE of Arkansas CR 94-413 891 S.W.2d 26Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 21, 1994 1. APPEAL ERROR — APPEAL MUST BE FILED FOLLOWING THE ENTRY OF THE FINAL JUDGMENT — DECREE ANNOUNCED FROM THE BENCH INEFFECTIVE UNTIL THE DATE OF FILING. — An appeal filed prior to entry of […]

MARSH ET AL v. CITY OF HOT SPRINGS No. 5-3973 406 S.W.2d 714Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion delivered October 10, 1966 1. EMINENT DOMAIN — TAXING FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE — FUTURE DEMANDS AS BASIS FOR APPROPRIATION. — In deciding whether a taking is for a public purpose the court may consider not only the […]

Everett L. KING v. STATE of Arkansas CR 94-1205 907 S.W.2d 127Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 9, 1995 1. WITNESSES — UPON REQUEST BY A PARTY THE COURT SHALL EXCLUDE WITNESSES FROM THE COURTROOM — EXCLUSION IS MANDATORY. — Arkansas Rule of Evidence 615 uses the word “shall” when referring to excluding witnesses […]

CONWAY COMPRESS COMPANY v. ADKISSON No. 4-3425 69 S.W.2d 1079Supreme Court of Arkansas. Opinion delivered April 2, 1934. MORTGAGES — ESTOPPEL. — The fact that the mortgagee of a crop had for ten years permitted the mortgagor to sell the mortgaged crop grown in those years whenever he chose did not preclude the mortgagee from […]

McKNIGHT v. TATE No. 5-160 261 S.W.2d 793Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 2, 1953. 1. STREETS AND ALLEYS — OBSTRUCTING — RESTRAINING ORDER. — A private citizen cannot complain of an encroachment upon a city street unless he can show special damages aside from that suffered by the general public. 2. STREETS AND […]

ARK. AIRMOTIVE DIVISION OF CURREY AERIAL SPRAYERS, INC. v. ARKANSAS AVIATION SALES, INC. No. 5-2163. 335 S.W.2d 813Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered June 6, 1960. 1. CONTRACTS — ILLEGALITY OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO WITHIN STATE BY UNDOMESTICATED FOREIGN CORPORATION. — Provisions of Ark. Stats. 64-1202, making illegal all contracts entered into within the State […]