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 Oct. 25, 2017 CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER CR-17-14. Steven Wayne Wheeler v. State, from Saline County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Whiteaker and Brown, JJ., agree. CV-17-18. Mary Christine Haggard v. Brian Edward Haggard, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed on appeal and on crossappeal. Whiteaker and Brown, JJ., agree.
CV-17-174. OPT, LLC v. City of Springdale, and Doug Sprouse, Mayor, from Washington County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.
CV-17-518. Tiffany Chandler-Sivage v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree. E-17-218. Crystal Tyler v. Director, Department of Workforce Services, and Saint Jean Industries, Inc., from the Arkansas Board of Review. Reversed and remanded for an award of benefits. Hixson and Murphy, JJ., agree.
JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON CR-17-13. James Moe v. State, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Vaught and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-17-19. Jeff Thomas v. Clear Investigative Advantage, LLC d/b/a Sentrylink, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed. Vaught and Hixson, JJ., agree.
CV-17-65. James Andrew Marshall v. Seth Robert Rubright and Minor Child, from Logan County Circuit Court, Northern District. Affirmed. Vaught and Hixson, JJ., agree.
JUDGE BART F. VIRDEN E-17-229. Harvest Rice, Inc. v. Director, Department of Workforce Services, and Patricia Oswald, from the Arkansas Board of Review. Appeal dismissed. Klappenbach and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN CR-17-17. Darryl Vincent Talley Jr. v. State, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, First Division. Affirmed and remanded for correction. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree. CV-17-38. Harold L. Foxx v. Bill’s Superfoods, Inc., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree. CV-17-322. Traci Parish v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Scott County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Whiteaker, JJ., agree. JUDGE BRANDON J. HARRISON CV-17-204. Regina Wilson v. State
and Arkansas Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed. Glover and Vaught, JJ., agree. JUDGE MARK KLAPPENBACH CV-17-539. Annette Hughes v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Eighth Division. Affirmed. Virden and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER CR-17-99. Trent A. Kimbrell v. State, from Polk County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Gladwin, JJ., agree. CV-16-1028. Heather Kirby f/k/a Heather Semeyn v. Jeffrey Semeyn, from Stone County Circuit Court. Affirmed on direct appeal; reversed and remanded on cross-appeal. Abramson and Gladwin, JJ., agree. JUDGE LARRY D. VAUGHT CV-16-815. Fayetteville Express Pipeline, LLC v. Arkansas Public Service Commission, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifth Division. Affirmed. Virden, Harrison, Klappenbach, Glover, and Brown, JJ., agree.
JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON CV-17-176. Lisa Webster v. Arkansas Department of Correction and Public Employee Claims Division, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Murphy, J., agree. CV-17-490. Kelvin Rasheed Willis and Jonathan Merchand Harris v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, from Sebastian County Circuit Court, Fort Smith District. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Murphy, J., agree.
JUDGE MIKE MURPHY CV-16-1133. Katherine Brantley (now Sipes) v. Dustin Brantley, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Hixson, J., agree.
CV-17-58. Russellville Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center d/b/a Turning Point Behavioral Health v. James Robertson Peters, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John D. Peters Jr., Deceased, and on Behalf of the Estate and Its Statutory Beneficiaries; John D. Peters III; James Robertson Peters, Individually; and Kathleen Stingley, from Pope County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden, J., agrees. Glover, J., concurs. CV-17-524. Ashley Garner (Conrad) v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Hixson, J., agree.
JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN CR-17-191. Matthew Dewayne Scantling v. State, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Klappenbach, JJ., agree. CV-17-552. Patrice Oliver v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child, from Craighead County Circuit Court, Western District. Affirmed. Virden and Klappenbach, JJ., agree.