Legal Opinion

Hicks v. Light

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 23, 1958No. 5-1566PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sam Robinson, Associate Justice.

L. T. Hicks has filed in this Court a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking to review the action of the trial court in setting aside a default judgment. Hicks had caused a ivrit of garnishment to be issued against B. C. Baker in an attempt to collect a judgment against one N. M. Scoggins. Baker failed to answer within the time named in the writ of garnishment, and the trial court rendered a default judgment against him. Later, during the same term of court, on the motion of Baker, the court set aside the default judgment. It is the action of the trial court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pettigrew v. Washington CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1884
  2. McPherson v. Consolidated Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  3. Steadman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Epting v. Precision Paint & Glass, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  2. Pine Bluff National Bank v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971

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