Category: Arkansas Court Opinions

MARVIN GRISSOM v. STATE OF ARKANSAS No. 5439. 444 S.W.2d 871Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 29, 1969 1. CRIMINAL LAW — POST-CONVICTION RELIEF — UNLAWFUL ARREST AS GROUND. — Contention by appellant, who had been convicted of assault with intent to kill a small child, that his arrest was unlawful and in violation […]

DAKE v. WOODCOCK. 26 S.W.2d 84Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered March 24, 1930. 1. EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS — FORECLOSURE WITHOUT PROBATING CLAIM. — A suit to foreclose a mortgage may be brought without probating the claim against the estate of one of the makers of the note secured by the mortgage. 2. EXECUTORS AND […]

200 GARRISON ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc. CA 94-1325 918 S.W.2d 195Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division I. Opinion delivered March 20, 1996 1. Arbitration — when arbitrator’s award may be modified or corrected — factors on review. — An arbitrator’s award may be modified or corrected by the court if there […]

LIFE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF TENN. v. JONES No. 5-1860, 5-1861 328 S.W.2d 118Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 5, 1959. [Rehearing denied November 9, 1959] 1. INSURANCE — AUTHORITY OF AGENT TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR INSURED. — Testimony of wife and other witnesses tending to show that husband had authorized wife to make […]

STATE Of Arkansas v. Archie STRINGFELLOW No. 5763. 486 S.W.2d 65Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 30, 1972 1. CRIMINAL LAW — TRIAL — ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSION. — The fact accused was informed of the charge of assault with intent to kill when he gave his confession, rather than first degree murder with which […]

MOSLEY v. RAINES. 37 S.W.2d 78Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered April 6, 1931. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — ORDER DIRECTING VERDICT. — In testing the correctness of an order directing a verdict on appeal, the testimony will be given its strongest probative force in favor of the appellant. 2. MASTER AND SERVANT — JURY […]

RAINEY v. RAINEY. 26 S.W.2d 101Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered March 24, 1930. MORTGAGES — PRIORITY OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE ON FILE. — Where a first chattel mortgage contained the indorsement required by Crawford Moses’ Dig., 7384, it was entitled to priority over a second mortgage, though a coy of such first mortgage attached to […]

McCOLLUM v. GRABER. No. 4-7484 184 S.W.2d 264Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 11, 1944. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR. — In determining the correctness of the trial court’s action in directing a verdict for the defendant, the Supreme Court will take that view of the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff. 2. BILLS AND […]

Leo WINTERS d/b/a W W FEEDERS a/k/a W. W. CATTLE COMPANY v. Major LEWIS, d/b/a MAJOR LEWIS LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALES No. 76-102 542 S.W.2d 746Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 8, 1976 1. JUDGMENT — BY DEFAULT — NATURE. — Default judgments are not favorites of the law because of being a harsh and […]

Rickie Dean COX v. STATE of Arkansas No. CR 78-130 573 S.W.2d 906Supreme Court of Arkansas (Division I) Opinion delivered November 20, 1978 [Rehearing denied January 8, 1979.] 1. TRIAL — MISTRIAL — WHEN PROPER. — A mistrial is an extraordinary remedy and one which is proper only if justice cannot be served by continuation […]

CROSS v. McLAREN, EXECUTRIX. No. 5-407 267 S.W.2d 956Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 17, 1954. 1. PROBATE COURT — JURISDICTION. — Whether appellant is presently entitled to a bequest of $5,000 under the terms of a will is a matter Page 675 pertaining to the administration, settlement and distribution of the estate over […]

HORNE BROTHERS, INC., A. A. HORNE AND Don HORNE v. RAY LEWIS CORPORATION No. 87-65 731 S.W.2d 190Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered June 22, 1987 [Rehearing denied July 20, 1987.] 1. APPEAL ERROR — FAILURE TO ARGUE ISSUE IN CHANCERY COURT — APPELLATE COURT WILL NOT CONSIDER IT. — Where no argument concerning an […]