Arkansas Supreme Court

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 JAN. 18, 2017

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN DAN KEMP

CR-17-636. James R. Griffin v. State, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Appellant's pro se motion for extension of brief time. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. Hart, J., dissents.

CV-17-168. The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas v. Matthew Andrews, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Reversed and dismissed. Special Justice Chad Pekron joins. Baker and Hart, JJ., dissent. Goodson, J., not participating.

CV-17-623. Joe Perry Jr. v. State, from Chicot County Circuit Court. Appellant's pro se motion for belated brief. Appeal dismissed; motion moot. Hart, J., dissents.

JUSTICE COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON

CV-16-697. Helena Country Club v. Billy Ray Brocato d/b/a Splash Pool & Spa, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD

CV-17-22. Lonnie Williams and Patience Bartunek, in Their Official Capacities as Employees of Arkansas State University v. Kia McCoy, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Reversed and remanded in part and dismissed in part. Baker and Goodson, JJ., concur. Hart, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.

Metro on 01/19/2018

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