Pace v. Castleberry

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

In this one-brief case, Keith Pace appeals from the order of the Bradley County Circuit Court dismissing his appeal from the Bradley County Municipal Court. The circuit judge found that Pace failed to perfect his appeal in the manner prescribed by Rule 9 of the Arkansas Inferior Court Rules. Specifically, the record of the municipal court proceeding was not lodged within thirty days, and Pace’s notice of appeal failed to aver that the court clerk neglected to lodge the record within the thirty-day period.

The record shows that appellee Tommy Castleberry filed suit…