Arkansas Court of Appeals

The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions Wednesday. 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 FEB. 1, 2017

CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER

CR-15-895. W.J.S. v. State, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Brown, JJ., agree.

CV-15-778. Joseph Longley and Annette Longley (Deceased) v. Curtis Gatewood and Christine Gatewood, Husband and Wife, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Gladwin and Brown, JJ., agree.

JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON

CR-16-175. Wesley Gene Holland v. State, from Cleveland County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Glover and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CV-16-618. Dianna Lynn Schall v. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Public Employee Claims Division, and Death & Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Glover and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE BART F. VIRDEN

CV-16-592. Jack Johnston v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Hixson, J., agrees. Vaught, J., concurs.

CV-16-594. Betty Nicholson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Hixson, J., agrees. Vaught, J., concurs.

CV-16-752. Jacob Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Greene County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Hixson, J., agree.

JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN

CR-15-786. Lacresha Pugh-Hayes v. State, from Bradley County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.

CR-16-421. Arkansas Department of Human Services v. State, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; dismissed in part. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.

E-16-148. Blake Fowlkes v. Director, Department of Workforce Services, and WK Contractors, Inc., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.

JUDGE BRANDON J. HARRISON

CV-16-385. William Campbell Ash v. First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas, from St. Francis County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion. Klappenbach and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

CV-16-658. Graylon Cooper v. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Public Employee Claims Division, and Death & Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH

CR-16-134. Frank P. Campbell v. State, from Carroll County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Affirmed. Harrison and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

CV-16-841. Shannon Taylor v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Franklin County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed. Harrison and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

JUDGE DAVID GLOVER

CR-16-397. Anthony Lee Gordin v. State, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Affirmed. Abramson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CR-16-688. Robert Nicholas Jeffries v. State, from Madison County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CR-16-737. Corderro Foster v. State, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER

CR-15-796. Danny J. Wilson v. State, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Reversed and remanded. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

CV-15-755. Clarry Foster v. Estate of Deleta E. Collins, Alphaleda Vaughn, Kenneth Vaughn, Barry Wilkinson, Beverly Wilkinson, Barbara Poorman, Larry Collins, Barbara Collins, and Tera Wineland, from Sharp County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT

CV-16-426. David W. Waddell v. Ferguson Home Builders, LLC, and G. Bart Ferguson, from Saline County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Hixson, JJ., agree.

CV-16-591. Edna Pauline Brown v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Virden and Hixson, JJ., agree.

JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON

CV-16-595. Michael Howard v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Virden, J., agrees. Vaught, J., concurs.

CV-16-680. Mona Lisa Pardew v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, from Saline County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Vaught, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MIKE MURPHY

CR-16-718. Deion Johnson v. State, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Glover, JJ., agree.

CV-16-732. Kabias Dominic Bankston v. University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Public Employee Claims Division, State of Arkansas, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Abramson and Glover, JJ., agree.

JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN

CR-15-1007. Andrew Keaton Cox v. State, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Gladwin, J., agree.

CR-16-735. Lawrence Handy v. State, from Crittenden County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Gladwin, J., agree.

Metro on 02/02/2017

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