Blake v. Shellstrom

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

| Appellant Scott Blake appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his motion for new trial. Appellant initially appealed the denial to the court of appeals, which affirmed, Blake v. Shellstrom, 2012 Ark. App. 28, 388 S.W.3d 57, reh’g denied (Feb. 12, 2012), and this court granted his petition for review. When we grant a petition for review, we consider the appeal as though it had originally been filed in this court. E.g., Hempstead Cnty. Hunting Club, Inc. v. Ark. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 2010 Ark. 221, 384 S.W.3d 477. On appeal, appellant argues that the circuit court erred in…