Legal Opinion

Powers v. Arkadelphia Lumber Co.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 18, 1896PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Clark Circuit Court. Rufus D. Hearn, Judge. Public policy demands that, while attending the trial, or incidental and auxiliary proceedings, parties shall be privileged from arrest or service of summons in other suits. 46 Ohio St. 41 ; 136 N. Y. 585; 11 L. R. A. 101; 53 Mich. 541 ; 7 Fed. Rep. 42-45; 12 id. 590 ; 68 id. 439 ; 23 Am. Rep. 35; 4. Pa. Dist. Rep. 119; 58 N. W. 376 ; 55 id. 961; 20 Atl. 788; 39 N. W. 308; 74 Hun, 130 ; 1 Rich.

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1Opinion of the CourtBunn, C. J.

A suit in chancery was pending in the Clark circuit court, wherein the appellant, Powers, was plaintiff and the Arkadelphia College was defendant, for a balance of $7,000 or $8,000 claimed by Powers to be still due him on his contract for erecting the college buildings. By agreement of counsel representing the respective parties, they met at Arkadelphia, and took depositions in the case on the 17th day of August, 1893. On the same day the complaint in this cause was filed by counsel for plaintiff herein, who were also counsel for defendant in the chancery cause in which the depositions were…

2Cases cited2 opinions

Matthews v. . TuftsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
Greer v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by13 opinions

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Terry v. Plunkett-Jarrell Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
Vaughn v. BoydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
Hogue v. HogueSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
Paul v. StuckeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916

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