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 SEPT. 16, 2020

CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER

CV-19-831. Barbara Woodruff v. Western Sizzlin of Russellville, Inc., from Pope County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Vaught and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON

CR-20-28. Alan Francisco v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Switzer and Brown, JJ., agree.

CV-19-970. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Charlie Youngblood, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Klappenbach, J., agree.

JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN

CV-19-708. Christopher Minor; Lucie Minor; and TMA Operations, LLC, d/b/a Taylor Made Ambulance v. Roy Barnes, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed. Abramson and Switzer, JJ., agree.

JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN

CR-19-966. Corey Hobbs v. State of Arkansas, from Clay County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Affirmed. Virden and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

CV-20-180. Sharon Anderson v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Union County Circuit Court. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. Virden and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON

CR-19-900. Chelsea Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Reversed and dismissed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

CV-19-807. Mitchell "Mitch" Wine v. Doralee Chandler and Leslie Rutledge, in Their Capacities as Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and Attorney General of Arkansas, Respectively; and Public Consulting Group, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Ninth Division. Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH

CR-20-49. Jaqualeyn Demond Goodwin v. State of Arkansas, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. Harrison and Hixson, JJ., agree.

CR-20-123. Anthony Reno v. State of Arkansas, from Logan County Circuit Court, Southern District. Affirmed. Harrison and Hixson, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MIKE MURPHY

CR-19-816. James Edward Pope II v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Reversed and remanded. Gruber, C.J., and Vaught, J., agree.

CV-18-651. Jesse Cureton and Joie Cureton v. Calvin Stout, from Washington County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. Whiteaker and Hixson, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MEREDITH SWITZER

CV-19-927. Kenneth Stephens v. Skylar Wilson, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Vaught, JJ., agree.

JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT

CR-19-676. Michael Hull v. State of Arkansas, from Clay County Circuit Court, Eastern District. Motion to withdraw denied; rebriefing ordered. Gruber, C.J., and Murphy, J., agree.

JUDGE BART F. VIRDEN

CR-20-120. Willie Antone Matlock v. State of Arkansas, from Mississippi County Circuit Court, Chickasawba District. Affirmed. Gladwin and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER

CV-18-995. JS Arkansas Five Healthcare, LLC; JS Arkansas Management Group, LLC; and Joseph Schwartz v. Amy Gilbreath, as Special Personal Representative of the Estate of Janie Ann Parker, Deceased, from Izard County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree.

CV-19-11. Jesse Cureton and Joie Cureton v. Calvin Stout, from Washington County Circuit Court. Appeal dismissed. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.

CV-19-452. Christine Skinner (previously Shaw) v. Brandon Shaw, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixteenth Division. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Abramson, Klappenbach, and Murphy, JJ., agree. Hixson, J., dissents.

CV-19-704. Charles Morgan v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Polk County Circuit Court. Supplemental addendum ordered; motion to withdraw denied. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree.

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