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 courts.state.ar.us. PROCEEDINGS OF SEPT 13, 2017 CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER CR-16-856. Oliver W. Hart III v. State, from Miller County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Harrison, JJ., agree. CR-16-1057. Max Douglas Bishop v. State, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Harrison, JJ., agree.

JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON CV-16-577. Deondre’ Johnson v. Equity Insurance Company, from Phillips County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Harrison, J., agree.

CV-17-224. Brooke Ann Haney and Wayne Norred v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Calhoun County Circuit Court. Reversed. Gruber, C.J., and Harrison, J., agree. JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN CR-16-924. Roger Herman Zemel v. State, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Appeal dismissed. Virden and Brown, JJ., agree. CV-17-30. Melissa Hundley Hays v. Jason Lee Hays, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Brown, JJ., agree. JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH CR-16-854. Fred Albert Kauffeld v. State, from Johnson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Vaught and Murphy, JJ., agree. CV-16-1144. Rebecca Stricklin v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, 11th Division. Affirmed. Vaught and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE DAVID GLOVER CR-16-533. Keenan Lamonte Lewis v. State, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Affirmed. Whiteaker and Hixson, JJ., agree. CV-16-148. Don Paul Bales v. City of Fort Smith, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Whiteaker and Hixson, JJ., agree.

CV-17-151. Stacy Rider and Pam Rider v. Longbow Ranch LLC, from Stone County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Whiteaker and Hixson, JJ., agree. JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER CV-15-250. Joanne Amy Doughty v. Richard William Douglas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; reversed in part. Glover and Hixson, JJ., agree. JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT CV-17-105. Arkansas Department of Correction and Arkansas Insurance Department, Public Employee Claims Division v. Christie Dawn Jennings, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Murphy, JJ., agree.

JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON CR-17-37. Lonnie Henry Hamilton Jr. v. State, from Lafayette County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Glover and Whiteaker, JJ., agree.

JUDGE MIKE MURPHY CR-16-1066. Robert Lewis Pierce v. State, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Vaught, JJ., agree.

JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN CV-16-400. Imodel J. Franklin and Nathan B. Franklin v. Waldron Nursing Center Inc.; Estate of Thurman J. Franklin, By and Through the Special Administrator, Donald Goodner; Richard D. Franklin; Argie N. Nichols; and South Parks Properties LLC, from Scott County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree. CV-17-95. Gabriel Garcia v. Jensen Construction Company and Arch Insurance Company, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Virden and Gladwin, JJ., agree.