Hartford Insurance Co. v. Brewer

“A blind man should not judge of colors.” Proverb

The majority would affirm this patendy wrong result due to an abstracting error. The Arkansas Supreme Court has repeatedly held that even an abstract that falls considerably short of the requirements of Rule 4-2 may not be “flagrantly” deficient. Linder v. Howard, 296 Ark. 414, 757 S.W.2d 549 (1988); Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(b)(2); see also Haynes v. State, 309 Ark. 583, 832 S.W.2d 479 (1992); Goodloe v. Goodloe, 253 Ark. 550, 487 S.W.2d 593 (1972). The balance of the parties’ briefs may overcome the deficiency and provide the court with the…