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 16, 2017

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN DAN KEMP

CV-16-277. Jane Lipscomb Stone, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Madolene Stone, Deceased; Benjamin Hicks Stone III; Ruth Stone Jones; Margaret Stone Cotter; Harriet Stone Evans; Patricia Marty Stone; Edward Durell Stone III; Maria Francesca Stone; Fiona Campbell Stone; and Matthew Whelpley v. Washington Regional Medical Center and City of Fayetteville, from Washington County Circuit Court. Affirmed; court of appeals opinion vacated. Baker and Hart, JJ., concur in part; dissent in part.

JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART

CV-16-185. Elizabeth Ann Williamson, Administrator of the Estate of Cynthia Frazier v. Baptist Health Medical Center, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division. Appeal dismissed; court of appeals opinion vacated. Baker, J., concurs. Hart, J., joins.

JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD

CV-16-233. Truman Arnold Companies v. Miller County Circuit Court, from Miller County Circuit Court. Petition granted. CV-16-840. George Pritchett, Russell Skallerup and Bruce Mitchell v. City of Hot Springs, from Garland County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Hart, J., dissents.

JUSTICE SHAWN A. WOMACK

CV-15-789. Malik Muntaqim, ADC #088633 v. Ray Hobbs, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction; Gaylon Lay, Warden of Cummins Unit; Larry May, Chief Deputy Director; Grant Harris, Deputy Director; Wendy Kelley, Deputy Director; Raymond Naylor, Internal Affairs Administrator; Randy Watson, Warden of Varner Unit; Marvin Evans, Deputy Director; Eddie Selvey, Deputy Warden ADC; Crystal Wood, Classification Officer Cummins Unit; Michelle Williams, Deputy Warden Cummins Unit; Patricia Baxter, Mailroom Supervisor Cummins Unit; Leonard Banks, Chaplain of Cummins Unit; Sgt. S. Cook, Correctional Officer Cummins Unit; Tiffanye Compton, Grievance Coordinator Central Office; Dennise Alexander, Publication Review Central Office; Jan Scussell, Publication Review Central Office; Tami Aiken, Publication Review Central Office; John M. Wheeler, Religious Administrator Central Office; April Gibson, Grievance Officer Cummins Unit; Lisa R. Hall, Grievance Officer Cummins Unit; Muhammad Ameen, Islamic Chaplain Central Office, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Dismissed in part; reversed and remanded in part.

CV-16-151. Gregory L. Pelts v. Shelly A. Pelts, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded; Court of appeals opinion vacated. Kemp, C.J., and Goodson and Wynne, JJ., concur in part; dissent in part.

CV-16-234. Truman Arnold Companies v. Miller County Circuit Court, from Miller County Circuit Court. Petition for writ of prohibition granted.