The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at courts.state.ar.us.
PROCEEDINGS OF NOV. 14, 2013
JUSTICE PAUL E. DANIELSON CV-13-185. Les Marlow, Brooks
“Chip” Meadows, Cary Marlow,
Chad Marlow, and Leigh Carson v.
United Systems of Arkansas, Inc.,
and Glenn Petkovsek, from Pulaski
County Circuit Court, First Division.
Affirmed; Court of Appeals opinion
vacated. Baker, Hart, and Hoofman,
JJ., dissent.
JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER CV-13-210. Searcy Healthcare Center,
LLC d/b/a Searcy Healthcare Center;
Searcy HC Holdings, LLC; Perennial
Business Services, LLC; Perennial
Consulting Services, LLC; Perennial
Leasing, LLC; SHC Properties, LLC;
V. James Santarsiero, individually,
and as the governing body of
Searcy Healthcare Center; Jeanne
Butterworth, individually, and as the
governing body of Searcy Healthcare
Center; and Pamela Murphy, in her
capacity as administrator of Searcy
Healthcare Center v. John Murphy,
as administrator of the estate of
John Wesley Murphy, deceased,
and on behalf of the wrongful
death beneficiaries of John Wesley
Murphy, from White County Circuit
Court. Reversed and remanded;
cross-appeal dismissed. Hannah,
C.J., and Danielson, J., concur.
JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART CV-13-156. Lonoke County, Arkansas;
Lonoke County Judge Doug Erwin;
and Lonoke County Quorum Court
Members Joe Farrer, Jannette
Minton, Larry Odom, Tim Lemons,
Barry Weathers, Alexis Malham,
Adam Sims, Robert Lynch, Robert
Sonny Moery, Bill Ryker, Mike
Dolan, and Henry Lang v. City of
Lonoke, Arkansas, and Lonoke
District Court, from Lonoke County
Circuit Court. Affirmed in part;
reversed in part. Danielson, J.,
concurs. Baker and Goodson, JJ.,
dissent.
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