Arkansas Court of Appeals

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 NOV. 18, 2020

CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER

CR-20-11. Forrest R. Stewart v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

CV-19-647. Edward Lee Hardin v. Shelia Hardin, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; reversed in part. Virden and Switzer, JJ., agree.

CV-20-118. Timothy Lee Noble and Amanda DeAnn Noble v. Jeremy Mayes, as Next Friend to MM, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Harrison, JJ., agree.

JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON

CV-20-59. Innisfree Health and Rehab, LLC; Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Inc.; Nursing Consultants, Inc., d/b/a Professional Nursing and Rehabilitation Services; Innisfree Estates, LLC; and Michael S. Morton v. Kenny Jordan, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Harold Jordan, Deceased; and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Kenneth Harold Jordan, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Klappenbach, J., agree.

CV-20-217. Jessica Hendrickson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Whiteaker and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN

CR-19-861. Mochariee Kewanna West v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CR-20-193. Durrell Barnum v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CV-20-96. Tyler Samples v. David Lee Ward and Christine Renee Ward, from Clay County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Reversed and remanded. Gruber, C.J., and Harrison, J., agree.

JUDGE BRANDON J. HARRISON

CR-20-55. Scottie Wayne Flippo v. State of Arkansas, from Boone County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Switzer and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

CR-20-91. John Ford v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Brown, JJ., agree.

JUDGE BART F. VIRDEN

CR-19-872. Kendrick L. Reed v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fourth Division. Affirmed. Switzer and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CV-19-895. Nancy Jan Neidhardt v. Lewis Taylor Neidhardt, from Cleburne County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Vaught and Brown, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH

CR-19-648. Ronterrio Mayo v. State of Arkansas, from Hot Spring County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Abramson, J., agree.

CV-18-711. City of Tontitown, Arkansas v. City of Springdale, Arkansas; First Security Bank; and Hillcrest Holdings, LLC, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hixson and Brown, JJ., agree.

JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON

CR-20-2. Granville Murphy v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Brown, JJ., agree.

CR-20-117. Steven Polston v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh District. Affirmed as modified. Gladwin and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CV-20-147. Tommy Lee Thigpen v. City of El Dorado, Arkansas, from Union County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MIKE MURPHY

CR-20-125. David King v. State of Arkansas, from Van Buren County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

CV-20-389. Antonio Johnson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eleventh Division. Affirmed. Gladwin and Hixson, JJ., agree.

JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN

CR-19-617. Joseph Thomas Lacefield v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree.

CR-19-815. Phillip Horne, Jr. v. State of Arkansas, from Logan County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Klappenbach and Hixson, JJ., agree.

CV-20-105. Kent McKelvey v. Sheryl McKelvey, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Appeal dismissed. Virden and Vaught, JJ., agree.

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