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 , 2019 CHIEF JUDGE RITA W. GRUBER CR-18-429. Steven Swanigan v. State of Arkansas, from Garland County Circuit Court. Rebriefing ordered. Whiteaker and Vaught, JJ., agree. CV-18-587. Tina Damron v. Stewart Damron, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Glover, Vaught, and Brown, JJ., agree. Gladwin and Hixson, JJ., dissent. JUDGE RAYMOND R. ABRAMSON CR-17-985. Robert Jamar Fields v. State of Arkansas, from Union County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Hixson, JJ., agree. CR-18-556. Jared Harper v. State of Arkansas, from Miller County Circuit Court. Affirmed in part; remanded for further proceedings. Virden, J., agrees. Hixson, J., concurs. CV-18-238. Freeman Holdings of Arkansas, LLC, and Francis B. Freeman, Jr. v. FNBC Bancorp, Inc., from Baxter County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Virden and Hixson, JJ., agree. JUDGE ROBERT J. GLADWIN CV-18-658. Stanley Banks v. Barbara Banks, from Dallas County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Murphy and Brown, JJ., agree. JUDGE BRANDON J. HARRISON CR-18-645. Josh M. Barrett v. State of Arkansas, from Pike County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Glover, JJ., agree. CV-18-790. Eagle Bank & Trust Company and Bid Central, Inc., d/b/a BCI Management Company v. Raynor Manufacturing Company, from Faulkner County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Klappenbach and Glover, JJ., agree. JUDGE DAVID GLOVER CV-17-784. Irene Murphy, as Personal Representative of Alton Murphy, Deceased v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree. CV-18-794. Kiesha Childress v. Kemra Greer, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Fifteenth Division. Affirmed. Harrison and Klappenbach, JJ., agree. JUDGE PHILLIP T. WHITEAKER CV-18-770. (In the Matter of the GNB III Trust) Jerita Wylie and Doug Bobo v. Cheryl Shaw, from Hempstead County Circuit Court. Reversed in part; affirmed in part. Gruber, C.J., and Vaught, J., agree. JUDGE KENNETH S. HIXSON CV-18-737. Betty Rorie v. Clay Maxey Ford, LLC, d/b/a Clay Maxey and Ford Motor Company, from Boone County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Abramson and Virden, JJ., agree. JUDGE MIKE MURPHY CV-17-827. Jim R. Nash v. Norma Nash, Individually and as Trustee of the Norma F. Nash Living Trust; John Nash, Jr., Individually and for Norma Nash, Deceased, as Cotrustee of the Norma F. Nash Living Trust, and as Co-administrator of the Norma Nash Estate; Pam Nash Glover, Individually and for Norma Nash, Deceased, as Cotrustee of the Norma F. Nash Living Trust, and as Co-administrator of the Norma Nash Estate; Susan Nash Lyle, Individually and for Norma Nash, Deceased; Perry Nash, Individually and for Norma Nash, Deceased; and Gaylen McClanahan, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division. Affirmed. Gladwin and Brown, JJ., agree. CV-18-734. David L. Barnes v. Robert Wagoner and Rhonda Wagoner, from Marion County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gladwin and Brown, JJ., agree. JUDGE WAYMOND M. BROWN CR-18-653. Lawrence Ralston v. State of Arkansas, from Benton County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Gruber, C.J., and Hixson, J., agree. CV-18-833. ABF Freight System, Inc., and ArcBest Corporation v. Byron Dugger and Arkansas Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Reversed. Gladwin and Murphy, JJ., agree.