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Reliable Finance Co. v. Rhodes

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Aug 28, 1972
483 S.W.2d 187 (Ark. 1972)

Opinion

No. 5-5963

Opinion delivered July 10, 1972 [Rehearing denied August 28, 1972.]

APPEAL ERROR — FAILURE TO ABSTRACT CHANCELLOR'S DECREE — AFFIRMANCE UNDER RULE 9(D). — Appellant's failure to abstract chancellor's decree left appellate court without the benefit of its conclusions on 7 separate findings of law and fact, was violative of Supreme Court Rule 9(d) because the abstract was necessary to an understanding of all questions presented for decision and required affirmance because of the omission.

Appeal from Union Chancery Court, Second Division, Henry Yocum Jr., Chancellor; affirmed.

Wayne Jewell, for appellant.

James J. Calloway and Denver L. Thornton, for appellees.


In disposing of this rather complicated case the trial court made seven separate findings, some of law, some of fact, some of mixed law and fact. The decree of the chancellor is not abstracted and therefore we are left without the benefit of those conclusions. The omission violates our Rule 9(d) because an abstract of the decree in this case is "necessary to an understanding of all questions presented to this court for decision . . ." Tudor v. Tudor, 247 Ark. 822, 448 S.W.2d 17 (1969); Weir v. Hill, 237 Ark. 922, 377 S.W.2d 178 (1964); pyramid Life Ins. Co. v. Hamilton, 237 Ark. 797, 376 S.W.2d 555 (1964); Davidson v. Messing, 214 Ark. 227, 215 S.W.2d 138 (1949); Ransom v. Warner, 193 Ark. 1179, 103 S.W.2d 629 (1937).

Affirmed under Rule 9(d).


Summaries of

Reliable Finance Co. v. Rhodes

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Aug 28, 1972
483 S.W.2d 187 (Ark. 1972)
Case details for

Reliable Finance Co. v. Rhodes

Case Details

Full title:RELIABLE FINANCE COMPANY v. JAMES H. R RHODES ET AL

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Aug 28, 1972

Citations

483 S.W.2d 187 (Ark. 1972)
483 S.W.2d 187

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