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 FEB. 8, 2018
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN DAN KEMP
CR-17-638. Kenneth Dale Ramirez v. State, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Affirmed.
CV-16-458. Robert Duran v. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation; Charles Glover Jr., d/b/a Glover Trenching & Backhoe, from Miller County Circuit Court. Affirmed; court of appeals opinion vacated. Baker, Hart, and Womack, JJ., dissent.
JUSTICE COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON
CV-17-121. Patricia Cannady, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Anne Pressly, Deceased v. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, Sarah Elizabeth Miller, Jay Holland, M.D.; and Candida Griffin, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Affirmed on direct appeal; dismissed on cross-appeal. Hart, J., dissents.
JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART
CR-02-228. James E. Smith v. State, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Petitioner's pro se sixth petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petition denied.
CV-16-1041. Vera Lee Angel Revocable Trust, Johnny Angel, and Paula Napper v. Jim O'Bryant and Kay O'Bryant Joint Revocable Trust, John W. Whittaker, Susan C. Whittaker, John Stansel Harvey, Lisa Harvey, Ernest Bernard McCool Trust, Gregory D. Hawkins, Sharon L. Hawkins, Jimmie Earl O'Bryant, Barbara O'Bryant, Glen Dale Perciful, Teresa M. Perciful, Robert Louis Gladfelter Revocable Trust, and Jeanne M. McFarlin Living Trust, from Garland County Circuit Court. Reversed and dismissed.
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CV-17-769. Marcus Fields v. Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, from Lee County Circuit Court. Appellant's pro se motions for appointment of counsel and for production of documents. Appeal dismissed; motions moot. Hart, J., dissents.
JUSTICE ROBIN F. WYNNE
CR-17-857. Bart Woodard v. Honorable Mark Lindsay, Circuit Judge, from Washington County Circuit Court. Petitioner's pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Amended response requested.
Metro on 02/09/2018