Arkansas Supreme Court Opinions: March 2007

March 22, 2007 Richard Weiss, Director of Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration v Charles R Maples, on Behalf of Himself and All Taxpayers Similarly Situated, from Pulaski Circuit, Ninth Division Affirmed 06-742 (PUBLISHED)
March 22, 2007 James R Munson, Jr v Arkansas Department of Correction Sex Offender Screening & Risk Assessment, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division Appeal Dismissed Without Prejudice; Motions Moot 06-933 (PUBLISHED)
March 22, 2007 Lamar Advantage Holding Company, Inc v Arkansas State Highway Commission, from Saline Circuit Reversed and Remanded 06-961 (PUBLISHED)
March 22, 2007 Lamar Advantage Holding Company, Inc v Arkansas State Highway Commission, from Saline Circuit Reversed and Remanded 06-961 (PUBLISHED)
March 22, 2007 Terry Lee Ward v State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division Motion to seal Granted See per curiam this date Imber, J, not participating CR06-1327 (PUBLISHED)
March 22, 2007 Kedrick Darrough v State of Arkansas, from Drew Circuit Motion for rule on clerk is granted See per curiam this date CR07-223 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 First Security Bank v Estate of Paul C Leonard, from Johnson Circuit Affirmed 06-1025 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Vimy Ridge Municipal Water Improvement District No 139 and The Bank of NewYork v JA Ryles, GP Ryles, Guy Morris, Whitwell, Inc, John Ryles, Rylwell, LLC, Mark Wilcox, Land Commissioner, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division Appeal DismissedWithout Prejudice 06-1028 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Wanda Kiersey v Beverly Jeffrey and Jim Jeffrey, Individually, and HubbardKiersey By and Through Beverly Jeffrey, His Next Friend, from Sebastian Circuit,Greenwood District Reversed and Dismissed Danielson, J, not participating 06-1054 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Terry Hanners v Giant Oil Company of Arkansas, Inc, from Mississippi Circuit,Chickasawba District Dismissed Without Prejudice 06-800 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Tomosa Summerville v Dr Rufus Thrower, Joy Woolfolk, and Healthcare forWomen, PA, from Pulaski Circuit, Second Division Reversed and Remanded Glaze andImber, JJ, concur 06-501 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Jerala Grayson, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Daniel Neal Grayson v Bob Ross, Individually and In His Official Capacity as Crawford County Sheriff, John McAlister and Chris Porter, Each Individually and In Their Official Capacity as a Crawford County Deputy and Michael Sharum, Individually, upon Certification from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Certified Question Answered 06-946 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Ormond Enterprises, Inc v Point Remove Wetlands Reclamation and IrrigationImprovement District, from Conway Circuit Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part Danielson, J, not participating 06-1135 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Timothy Boyd v State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fifth Division Affirmed CR06-973 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Erin, Inc and Robert S Harris, Jr v White County Circuit Court, from WhiteCircuit Petition for Writ of Prohibition Granted 06-1058 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Helena-West Helena School District #2 of Phillips County, Arkansas et al v The Circuit Court of Phillips County, Arkansas See supplemental opinion this date Glaze, Corbin, and Imber, JJ, dissent 06-1284 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Brian A Crossno v State of Arkanas, from Johnson Circuit Upon remand offindings of fact on attorney error No attorney error See per curiam this date CR06-849 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Christopher Charles Yarbrough v State of Arkansas, from Franklin Circuit,Northern District Rebriefing ordered See per curiam this date CR07-07 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Brandon Dwayne Sanders v State of Arkansas, from Washington Circuit Motion for rule on clerk is granted See per curiam this date CR07-196 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 Penney Heard v Regions Bank, from Garland Circuit Remanded to settle therecord; rebriefing ordered See per curiam this date 06-1040 (PUBLISHED)
March 15, 2007 David Looney v Bank of West Memphis; Kay Raby, Assignee, from CrittendenCircuit Motion for rule on clerk is granted See per curiam this date 07-49 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 Morris W Thompson v Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, fromSupreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct Affirmed Imber, J, not participating 06-1069 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 James Philip McKinney, Special Administrator of the Estate of Elijah JamesMcKinney, Deceased v Dr Robert G Bishop; Dr David A Dias; and Van Buren HMA,Inc, D/B/A Crawford Memorial Hospital, from Crawford Circuit Appeal DismissedWithout Prejudice 06-1033 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 State of Arkansas v Rayburn Ted Jones, from Benton Circuit AppealDismissed CR06-1016 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 Vaughn and Sharon Childers v H Louis Payne, DC, from Pulaski Circuit, Twelfth Division Affirmed 06-691 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 Artie Jackson v State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division Motion to stay mandate Motion granted See per curiam this date CR06-842 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 Charles Higgins v State of Arkansas, from Pulaski Circuit, Fourth Division Appellee’s motion to dismiss appeal is denied See per curiam this date CR06-1323 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 In Re: Darrell F Brown, Sr, Arkansas Bar No 72012, an Original Action Motionfor judgment on the pleadings and for entry of final order of disbarment is granted See per curiam this date 05-592 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 Cynthia Brown Thomas v James W Avant, from Clark Circuit Certifiedsupplemental record ordered; rebriefing ordered See per curiam this date 06-983 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 James Studie v Ruth Lavern Corbin, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District Motion for rule on clerk Remanded See per curiam this date 07-144 (PUBLISHED)
March 08, 2007 James Studie v Ruth Lavern Corbin, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District Motion for rule on clerk Remanded See per curiam this date 07-144 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Frank Myers v David Yingling and Venice Yingling, from White Circuit AppealDismissed Without Prejudice 06-132 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Fordyce Bank & Trust Company v Bean Timberland, Inc, Potlatch Corporation, and Idaho Timber Corporation of Carthage, Inc, from Dallas Circuit Affirmed 06-734 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company v Terry Easter, Roy Johnson,Rhonda Johnson, and Ronald Andrew Taylor, from Benton Circuit Dismissed WithoutPrejudice 06-885 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Kenneth D Williams v State of Arkansas, from Lincoln Circuit Affirmed Imber, J, not participating CR06-511 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Bob Bomar v Keith Moser and Barry Jewell, from Pulaski Circuit, Third Division Affirmed in Part, Reversed and Remanded in Part 06-895 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Marvin M Mhoon v State of Arkansas, from Drew Circuit Affirmed in Part;Reversed and Remanded in Part CR06-1000 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Bill Maddox, Bill Grace, Jerry Frisby, Melba Riggs, and Charles Beasley v City of Fort Smith, from Sebastian Circuit, Fort Smith District Affirmed Danielson, J, dissents 06-635 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 White County, Arkansas v Cities of Judsonia, Kensett, and Pangburn, Arkansas,from White Circuit Affirmed Special Associate Justices Martha Hill and Michael RMayton join Hannah, CJ, and Imber, J, not participating 06-649 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Elmer Cochran and Debbie Cochran v Marshall Bentley and Cheryl Bentley, fromIndependence Circuit Affirmed 06-743 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 John Otto Downing, Jr v State of Arkansas, from Randolph Circuit Motionto file belated appeal is granted See per curiam this date CACR06-727 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 David Edward Motes v State of Arkansas, from Stone Circuit Motion towithdraw as counsel is denied See per curiam this date CR07-29 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Jerry Perez v State of Arkansas, from Washington Circuit Motion for rule on clerk is granted See per curiam this date CR07-139 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 See per curiam this date 06-586. Lade Thomas Conlee, Jr. v. Jennifer Conlee, from Pulaski Circuit, Twelfth Division. Rebriefing ordered; Clerk to set briefing schedule; consolidate 06-586 and 05-743 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 Dennis Simons, Individually, and In His Official Capacity as an Arkansas StateTrooper v Barbara Marshall, from Phillips Circuit Rebriefing ordered See per curiam this date 06-1087 (PUBLISHED)
March 01, 2007 In Re: James Scott DeNeen, Arkansas Bar No 92212, an Original Action Petition for voluntary surrender of law license Petition granted See per curiam this date 07-145 (PUBLISHED)