D'Arbonne Construction Co. v. Foster

RAY THORNTON,

Justice. The court of appeals certified this case to us for an interpretation of Rule 54(b) of Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure. The issue presented is whether the appeal must be dismissed because the names “John Doe 1” and “John Doe 2” remain included in the caption of the case. No specific order was entered by the trial court disposing of any claim that might have been made against the two John Doe defendants, but the matter was completely tried and a verdict was entered which allocated 100 percent of the liability to two named defendants, while dismissing the other named…