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 courts.state.ar.us.
PROCEEDINGS OF OCT. 4, 2017
CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER
CR-16-1039. Trenton Lamont Jefferson v. State, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Whiteaker, J., agrees. Brown, J., concurs.
CV-16-917. Tami Thomas Darr v. Francis Jean Billeaudeau, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, 15th Division. Rebriefing ordered. Whiteaker and Brown, JJ., agree.
CV-17-251. Francesca Mercado v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed; motion granted. Whiteaker and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON
CR-16-857. Billy Joe Davis v. State, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Vaught and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-17-419. Timothy Brown v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Vaught and Hixson, JJ., agree.
JUDGE BART F. VIRDEN
CV-16-1148. Laura L. Graham, Individually and as Beneficiary of the Samuel R. Ludington Jr., Revocable Living Trust Agreement U/D December 8, 2006 v. Lana Louise Underwood, Trustee and Beneficiary of the Samuel R. Ludington Jr., Revocable Living Trust Agreement U/D December 8, 2006, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Gladwin and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN
CR-16-169. Donnie Slater v. State, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Southern District. Affirmed in part; remanded in part. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.
CV-16-1122. Nick Murphy v. FNBC Bank f/k/a First National Banking Company, from Sharp County Circuit Court. Dismissed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.
CV-17-41. Debbie Jean Brown and Louise Pilz v. United Parcel Service Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Affirmed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.
JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH
CR-16-1085. J.N.A. v. State, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Gladwin and Harrison, JJ., agree.
CV-17-422. Jessie Bill Ross and Krista Denise Jameson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Affirmed and motion to withdraw granted as to Ross; affirmed as to Jameson. Gladwin and Harrison, JJ., agree.
CV-17-456. Tegan Dowdy v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Crawford County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Harrison, JJ., agree.
E-17-164. Martha Follett v. Director, Department of Workforce Services, and Quality Inn & Suites, from the Arkansas Board of Review. Reversed and remanded. Gladwin and Harrison, JJ., agree.
JUDGE DAVID GLOVER
CR-17-301. David Eugene Lewis v. State, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed. Virden and Murphy, JJ., agree.
CV-17-125. Jessi Barham v. Daniel Bowman, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; remanded in part. Virden and Murphy, JJ., agree.
CV-17-463. Sabreann Baxter v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, 11th Division. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Virden and Murphy, JJ., agree.
JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER
CR-16-1092. Dorian Lacy v. State, from Clark County Circuit Court. Remanded to settle and supplement the record; rebriefing ordered. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.
CV-16-1151. The AGRED Foundation d/b/a American Gamebird Research Education and Development v. Friends of Lake Erling Association, from Lafayette County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed without prejudice. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.
CV-17-40. Natasha Michelle Furnish v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.
CV-17-313. Johna McNeer v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Clark County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Brown, J., agree.
JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT
CV-17-93. Richard G. Johnson v. PAM Transport Inc. and Zurich American Insurance Company, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Abramson and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-17-237. Thomas Welvaert v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Conway County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to strike denied. Abramson and Hixson, JJ., agree.
JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON
CR-16-108. James Lee McPherson v. State, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Abramson and Vaught, JJ., agree.
JUDGE MIKE MURPHY
CV-17-233. Charles A. Schroeder v. TowMate LLC from Benton County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Virden and Glover, JJ., agree.
CV-17-444. Crystal Butler v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Union County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Virden and Glover, JJ., agree.
JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN
CV-16-1115. Kristina Bonds v. Clay Bonds, from Pope County Circuit Court. Reversed. Gruber, C.J., and Whiteaker, J., agree.
CV-17-91. Randy Grantham v. Hornbeck Agricultural Group LLC, AG-Comp SIF Claims, and Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Whiteaker, J., agree.
CV-17-155. John Kirk v. Central States Manufacturing Inc.; Liberty Mutual Group; and Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission. Supplementation of the record and rebriefing ordered. Gruber, C.J., and Whiteaker, J., agree.
Metro on 10/06/2017