Arkansas, February, 2006, State Case law

Access State and Federal Case Law, plus U.S. Supreme Court cases — for free!

Click on any of the case links below to view the full text of that case — for free — through lexisONE®, a legal research and news service from LexisNexis®. Login is required — registration is free!

State Courts - Arkansas - February 1, 2006

Epperson v. Epperson, CA 05-548, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION ONE, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: A finding that termination benefits were not marital property was appropriate where the appellate court agreed with prior case law that held that the eventual receipt of the benefits was too speculative for them to be considered marital property.

Search Cases for Free

Ervin v. State, CACR05-557, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION TWO, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: Bill of sale was properly admitted under Ark. R. Evid. 803 to establish value of stolen vehicle and conviction of theft by receiving property in excess of $ 500 but less than $ 2500 under Ark. Code Ann. ? 5-36-106(a) and (e)(2)(A) (2005) was affirmed; inter alia, the witness supervised sale of State's vehicles and was present when vehicle was sold.

Search Cases for Free

Gullett v. State, CACR05-561, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION TWO, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: Court did not err by allowing Breathalyzer results to be admitted into evidence as officers had not failed to offer the assistance required by Ark. Code Ann. ? 5-65-204(e); defendant failed to take his blood sample, drawn at a hospital, with him when he was released by police and he was aware that it was his responsibility to take sample with him.

Search Cases for Free

Indus. Elec. Supply, Inc. v. Lytle Mfg., L.L.C., CA 04-1351, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION ONE, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: Trial court properly gave the manufacturer a setoff under Ark. Code Ann. ? 4-2-607(3)(a) where telephone calls from the manufacturer to the corporation constituted sufficient notice, and sufficient evidence showed that some of the chargers were nonconforming. Amount of damages awarded was modified to reflect credit given to manufacturer.

Search Cases for Free

Jones v. Delta Counseling Ass'n, CA05-669, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION THREE, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: WC Commission did not err in denying claimant's request for additional benefits and treatment because she failed to prove her emotional problems were causally related to a compensable spider bite injury as required by Ark. Code Ann. ? 11-9-113(a)(1) where she had history of sexual and physical abuse, car accidents, alcoholism, and other stressors.

Search Cases for Free

Keahey v. Plumlee, CA05-482, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION TWO, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division Two did not believe legislature intended Ark. Code Ann. ? 17-42-107(b), regarding capacity to sue for real estate commissions, to prohibit individuals from consummating their arbitration proceeding by having trial court confirm award and enter judgment thereon or they would be deprived of traditional remedies.

Search Cases for Free

Lowe v. Beard, CA05-567, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION TWO, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: Trial court did not err in finding that agreement between siblings to buy out a deceased sibling's share of a family farm was enforceable because the fact that sibling's heirs did not have the same right to seek an appraisal as a dissenting sibling did not mean that there was no consideration for the deceased sibling's promises in the agreement.

Search Cases for Free

McKinney v. McKinney, CA 05-381, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISIONS ONE AND TWO, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: Under Ark. Code Ann. ? 9-14-107, there was a material change in circumstances warranting modification of a father's child support obligations where his petition in May 2004 showed that his income decreased from $1000 per month to $0 per month; under Ark. Code Ann. ? 9-12-312, the trial court set an equitable amount of child support.

Search Cases for Free

Pierce v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs., CA05-487, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION THREE, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: The trial court did not err in terminating the parents' parental rights where the order, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. ? 9-27-341(b)(3), was based on clear and convincing evidence; the parents failed to obtain appropriate housing, maintain gainful employment, complete counseling, and address the abuse and neglect that led to termination.

Search Cases for Free

Roberts v. State, CACR05-626, COURT OF APPEALS OF ARKANSAS, DIVISION TWO, February 1, 2006, Decided
View this case - free

Overview: After defendant had requested second test, officer did not fail to comply with Ark. Code Ann. ? 5-65-204(e) because there was no indication defendant requested any other assistance after her acknowledgement she had insufficient cash to pay hospital's fee for the blood test; officer was not required to structure proposals or options for an arrestee.

Search Cases for Free

Communities Portal