ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT

Opinions delivered
April 21, 2005


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JIM HANNAH, CHIEF JUSTICE:

04-671. Jeffrey Dean Brewer, Justin Ray Kelley, James Dwight Kelley, Daniel Joseph Brewer, Kaleigh Madison Brewer, Tommy Wayne Harberson, Treva J. Harberson, Becky Cecil, Karen Dugan v. Marvin L. Poole, M.D., Earnest E. Serrano, M.D., Joseph P. McCarty, M.D., Holt Krock Clinic, Sparks Regional Medical Center, John Does 1-5, from Scott Circuit. Affirmed. Imber, J., concurs. (15 PAGES PUBLISHED + 2-PAGE CONCURRENCE PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

04-1080. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and Imogene Key v. Billy Ray Tallant, from Little River Circuit. Affirmed. Glaze and Dickey, JJ., not participating. (9 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

TOM GLAZE, JUSTICE:

CR04-868. State of Arkansas v. James William "Butch" Boyette, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Writ of Certiorari Granted. (7 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

DONALD L. CORBIN, JUSTICE:

CR04-596. Charles Harvest Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division. Affirmed. Hannah, C.J., dissents. (16 PAGES + 9-PAGE DISSENT PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

04-1260. Primerica Life Insurance Company and Mary Jane Watson v. Ronda Gale Watson, from White Circuit. Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part. Glaze, J., not participating in the opinion. Dickey, J., not participating. (12 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

ROBERT L. BROWN, JUSTICE:

04-762. Howard Larry v. Grady School District, from Lincoln Circuit. Appeal Dismissed. (6 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

ANNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, JUSTICE:

CR04-927. Quincy Moore v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division. Affirmed; Motion to Withdraw Granted. (8 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

BETTY C. DICKEY, JUSTICE:

CR04-1237. Korey Fells v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventh Division. Affirmed. Court of Appeals Reversed. Hannah, C.J., and Glaze, J., dissent. Imber, J., joins dissent in part. (8 PAGES + 15-PAGE DISSENT + 1-PAGE DISSENT IN PART PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

04-56. Emma Staton v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, from Pulaski Circuit, Sixteenth Division. Affirmed. Special Justice Jonann Chiles joins. Imber, J., not participating. (3 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

PER CURIAM ORDERS

REVIEWS DENIED: Petitions for review were denied today in the following cases.

CR05-357. Brandon Thomas v. State of Arkansas, from Jefferson Circuit.

05-288. Southway Corporation et al. v. Metropolitan Realty & Development Co., LLC, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventh Division.

05-338. Bervie Lawrence v. Delma Sullivan, from Lee Circuit.

05-341. Queen Levingston v. Felicia Kaye Stovall, from Union Circuit.

05-342. Queen Levingston et al. v. Felicia Kaye Stovall et al., from Union Circuit.

05-359. Carl Cisco et al. v. Jerry King et al., from St. Francis Circuit.

05-362. Gloria A. Willis v. Director, Arkansas Employment Security Department et al., from Board of Review.

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CR04-1368. Warren Camp v. State of Arkansas, from Benton Circuit. Verified petition for rehearing. Remanded. See per curiam this date. (3 PAGES PUBLISHED) [HTML, WP5.1]

04-1249. Charlie Johnson et ux. v. ConAgra Foods Refrigerated Foods Co. et al., from Carroll Circuit, Eastern District. Appellees' motion to dismiss appeal is granted.

04-1278. City of Fort Smith, Arkansas v. Lee Hackler et ux., from Crawford Circuit. Appellant's motion for consolidation of cases is denied.

04-1324. Richard A. Weiss, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration v. Ronald J. Geisbauer, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District. Appellee's motion to file belated brief is granted.

05-105. Maxine Ball v. Phillips County Election Commission, from Phillips Circuit. Appellant's motion to file nonconforming abstract is denied.

05-200. Tommy Barnett et al. v. Leonard Howard et al., from White Circuit. Appellants' motion to file time line of events. Granted, subject to the filing of substituted brief at appellants' expense. Hannah, C.J., not participating.

05-288. Southway Corporation et al. v. Metropolitan Realty & Development Co., LLC, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventh Division. Appellee's motion to expedite. Moot.

05-288. Southway Corporation et al. v. Metropolitan Realty & Development Co., LLC, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventh Division. Appellee's motion to amend order granting stay of enforcement pending appeal or in the alternative order to supplement or replace bond to preserve judgment. Moot.

CR04-1161. Carl S. Turner v. State of Arkansas, from White Circuit. Appeal dismissed for failure to file brief.

04-430. Baptist Health v. Bruce Murphy, M.D. et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Thirteenth Division. Appellees' motion to reschedule oral argument is granted. (Proceedings of April 14, 2005)

05-406. Omni Holding & Development Corporation v. Honorable Pamela B. Honeycutt, Circuit Judge, from Crittenden Circuit. Motion to expedite is granted; petition for writ of certiorari is denied without prejudice. (Proceedings of April 15, 2005)

MOTIONS SUBMITTED

PETITIONS FOR REHEARING:

04-321. Linda S. Koch v. Northport Health Services of Arkansas LLC et al., from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District.

04-595. Maggie Young v. The Gastro-Intestinal Center, Inc. et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Second Division.

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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW:

CR05-333. Chad Gondolfi v. State of Arkansas, from Benton Circuit.

CR05-375. Samuel Talley v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Second Division.

CR05-395. Michael Lowry v. State of Arkansas, from Saline Circuit.

05-293. Russell Lee v. Alcoa Extrusion, Inc. et al., from Workers' Compensation Commission.

05-339. Peggy Taylor v. Jimmy Don Hamilton et al., from Jefferson Circuit.

05-378. Tom Williams v. Willamette Industries, Inc., from Workers' Compensation Commission.

05-387. Connie Moore et al. v. Frank Wallace et al., from Crittenden Circuit.

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CR04-735. Jeremiah Holland v. State of Arkansas, from Searcy Circuit. Appellant's motion to extend time to supplement the record.

CR04-735. Jeremiah Holland v. State of Arkansas, from Searcy Circuit. Motion to substitute documents.

CR04-735. Jeremiah Holland v. State of Arkansas, from Searcy Circuit. Motion to revise appellant's brief.

CR04-1379. Billy Dale Green v. State of Arkansas, from Randolph Circuit. Appellant's motion for waiver of page limit.

CR05-27. Sammy O. Smith v. State of Arkansas, from Desha Circuit, Arkansas City District. Appellant's motion to remand to settle the record.

CR05-96. Robert Stephen Hill v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke Circuit. Motion for leave to file supplemental petition for review.

CR05-405. Blake D. Bryant v. State of Arkansas, from Ouachita Circuit. Motion for rule on clerk.

02-1266. Robert McIntosh v. State of Arkansas, from Perry Circuit. Pro se motion for rule on clerk.

04-595. Maggie Young v. The Gastro-Intestinal Center, Inc. et al., from Pulaski Circuit, Second Division. Motion of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association to file amicus curiae petition for rehearing in support of appellant.

04-789. Stewart Title Guaranty Company v. American Abstract & Title Company, from Pulaski Circuit, Second Division. Appellant's motion to correct brief.

04-1162. Terry Jones v. Barbara Billingsly, from Independence Circuit. Motion to file reply brief.

04-1374. Alvin Dwiggins et ux. v. Elk Horn Bank & Trust Company, from Clark Circuit. Appellants' motion to complete the record.

05-376. K. Rachel Buchanan v. Shac, Inc., from Washington Circuit. Appellee's motion to dismiss appeal.

SUBMISSIONS

CR04-853. Curtis Ray Flowers v. State of Arkansas, from Columbia Circuit.

04-1157. New Holland Credit Company, LLC v. Larry Hill, from Chicot Circuit.

04-1209. Irene Giles et al. v. Harrington, Miller, Neihouse & Krug, from Washington Circuit.

04-1235. Gerald Robinson v. Karen Ford-Robinson, from Pulaski Circuit, Seventeenth Division.

04-1252. James Dow Pledger et al. v. Garreth Carrick, M.D., from Franklin Circuit, Northern District.

04-1329. Tobacco Superstore, Inc. v. Diane Darrough, from Lincoln Circuit.