Arkansas Supreme Court

The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. 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 MARCH 1, 2018 JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART

CV-17-576. Brookshire Grocery Company v. Cleon Morgan, Sr., from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Reversed and remanded; court of appeals opinion vacated. Kemp, C.J., and Goodson and Wynne, JJ., dissent.

JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD

CV-17-240. Larry Walther, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration v. FLIS Enterprises, Inc., from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Reversed and dismissed. Special Justice Lee Watson joins. Wynne, J., concurs. Womack, J., concurs in part and dissents in part. Baker and Hart, JJ., dissent. Kemp, C.J., not participating.

JUSTICE SHAWN A. WOMACK

CR-92-1385. Don William Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Motion to recall the mandate denied; stay of execution lifted. Kemp, C.J., and Hart, J., concur.

CR-00-528. Don William Davis v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Motion to recall the mandate denied; stay of execution lifted. Kemp, C.J., and Hart, J., concur.

CR-16-1132. Darren Leon Duncan v. State of Arkansas, from Arkansas County Circuit Court, Southern District. Affirmed. Hart, J., concurs.

JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER

CR-98-657. Bruce Earl Ward v. State of Arkansas, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division. Motion denied; stay of execution lifted. Wood and Womack, JJ., concur. Kemp, C.J., and Hart, J., dissent.