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 MAY 15, 2014

CHIEF JUSTICE JIM HANNAH

CV-13-890. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc., and Bank of the Ozarks v. Robert Walker, Ann B. Hines, and Judith Belk, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded; Court of Appeals' opinion vacated. Baker, Goodson, and Hoofman, JJ., dissent.

CV-14-370. Lonnie Williams v. Mark Martin, in his official capacity as the secretary of state for the State; James Bargar, Paul Foster, and Betty Pickett, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Faulkner County Election Commission; L.C. Ratchford, Doyle Ragland, and G.C. Blair, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Searcy County Election Commission; Stephen James, Jim Kirkendoll, and Bob Patterson, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Van Buren County Election Commission; and Angela Byrd; Leslie Steen, in his official capacity as clerk of the Supreme Court of Arkansas and Arkansas Court of Appeals v. Angela Byrd, from the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed. Special Justices Raymond R. Abramson, Woody Bassett, and Todd Turner join in this opinion. Hart, J., concurs in part and dissents in part. Corbin, J., dissents. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. (Proceedings of May 14, 2014)

JUSTICE DONALD L. CORBIN

CV-14-358. Valerie Bailey v. Mark Martin, in his official capacity as the secretary of state for the State; Rob Hill, Lou Ann Carter, and Jeff Olmsted, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Perry County Election Commission; Leonard A. Boyle Sr., Chris Burks, and Alex Reed, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Pulaski County Election Commission; and Kristen Hulse, from the Pulaski County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. Special Justices Raymond R. Abramson and Todd Turner join in this opinion. Special Justice Woody Bassett concurs in this opinion. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. (Proceedings of May 14, 2014)

JUSTICE PAUL E. DANIELSON

CV-14-371. Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners and Doyle Webb, on behalf of the Republican Party of Arkansas v. Pulaski County Election Commission; Leonard A. Boyle Sr., Chris Burks, and Alex Reed, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Pulaski County Election Commission; and Larry Crane, in his official capacity as the Pulaski County Circuit/County clerk, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Affirmed in part; vacated in part. Temporary stay dissolved. Baker and Hart, JJ., dissent. (Proceedings of May 14, 2014)

JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER

CV-13-942. Ray Hobbs, director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Ulonzo Gordon, from Lee County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART

CV-14-367. John K. Kelly v. Mark Martin, in his official capacity as the secretary of state for the State; Rob Hill, Lou Ann Carter, and Jeff Olmsted, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Perry County Election Commission; Leonard A. Boyle Sr., Chris Burks, and Alex Reed, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Pulaski County Election Commission; and Timothy D. Fox; Timothy Davis Fox v. Leslie Steen, in his official capacity as clerk of the Supreme Court of Arkansas and Arkansas Court of Appeals, from the Pulaski County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justices Raymond R. Abramson, Woody Bassett, and Todd Turner join in this opinion. Corbin, J., dissents. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. (Proceedings of May 14, 2014)

JUSTICE CLIFF HOOFMAN

CV-14-369. Doralee Chandler, candidate for circuit judge, District 20, Division 5 v. Mark Martin, in his official capacity as the secretary of state for the State; James Bargar, Paul Foster, and Betty Pickett, in their official capacities as commissioners of the Faulkner County Election Commission; L.C. Ratchford, Doyle Ragland, and G.C. Blair, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Searcy County Election Commission; Stephen James, Jim Kirkendoll, and Bob Patterson, in their official capacities as the commissioners of the Van Buren County Election Commission; and Harry G. Foster II; Leslie Steen, in his official capacity as clerk of the Supreme Court of Arkansas and Arkansas Court of Appeals v. Harry G. Foster II, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed. Special Justices Raymond R. Abramson, Woody Bassett, and Todd Turner join in this opinion. Hart, J., concurs in part and dissents in part. Corbin, J., dissents. Danielson, Baker, and Goodson, JJ., not participating. (Proceedings of May 14, 2014)

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