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 arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF SEPT. 23, 2020
CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER
CV-20-128. Craighead County and AAC Risk Management Services v. Garland Tipton, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Vaught and Murphy, JJ., agree.
JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON
CR-19-626. Delvin Neal v. State of Arkansas, from Drew County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Switzer and Brown, JJ., agree.
CV-19-572. (In the Matter of the Adoption of E.R., K.R., and G.R., Minors) Danielle Rose Rowe v. Jamie Ray Rowe, from White County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Switzer and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN
CR-20-52. Rachel Callaway v. State of Arkansas, from Baxter County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.
JUDGE BRANDON J. HARRISON
CR-19-249. James M. Bohanan v. State of Arkansas, from Conway County Circuit Court. Motion to withdraw denied; merit brief ordered. Klappenbach and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CR-20-194. Malachi Muhammad v. State of Arkansas, from Monroe County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Klappenbach and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-19-813. Shawn Smith, and the Following Lands Located in Newton County, Arkansas to Wit: All That Part of the SE/SW in Section 10, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, Lying North of the Existing Fence v. Arnold and Rachel Bowser, Husband and Wife, from Newton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-19-857. Earl Betts and Amy Betts v. USAA General Indemnity Company, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Brown, JJ., agree.
E-20-53. Vivian Anderson v. Director, Department of Workforce Services; and Inspiration Day Treatment, Inc., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Reversed and remanded. Klappenbach and Hixson, JJ., agree.
JUDGE BART F. VIRDEN
CR-19-795. Christopher Shane Dillard v. State of Arkansas, from Clay County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Gladwin and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.
CV-19-737. Anna Sherrill v. Rika Properties, LLC, from Garland County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Whiteaker, Hixson, and Murphy, JJ., agree. Harrison and Brown, JJ., dissent.
JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH
CV-20-183. Joel Guerrero v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Harrison and Hixson, JJ., agree.
JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER
CV-19-866. Ashley Roper v. Travis O'Neal, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree.
JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON
CR-20-74. Jimmie Holland v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.
JUDGE MIKE MURPHY
CV-19-726. (In the Matter of Christopher Springer) Christopher Springer v. Charles Jensen, M.D., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Vaught, J., agree.
CV-20-21. Sarah Cater v. Edwin Slater, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Reversed and remanded. Gruber, C.J., and Vaught, J., agree.
JUDGE MEREDITH SWITZER
CR-19-829. Omar H. Ali v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Brown, JJ., agree.
CV-19-819. David L. Eddy, P.A. v. Jennifer Haley in Her Official Capacity as Tax Collector of Pope County, Arkansas, from Pope County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. Abramson and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN
CV-19-785. Tyrice Brown v. Victoria McCauley, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Switzer, JJ., agree.
CV-19-938. Tashyra Powell v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Logan County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Abramson and Switzer, JJ., agree.
JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT
CR-20-36. Richard S. Gross v. State of Arkansas, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Murphy, J., agree.
CV-20-222. Jason Skalski v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Saline County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; reversed in part. Gruber, C.J., and Murphy, J., agree.