Legal Opinion
Widmer v. Wood
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided September 18, 1967No. 5-4248PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Rose Smith, Justice.
We cannot reach, the merits of this case. The timely filing of a notice of appeal is essential to our jurisdiction. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 27-2106.1 (Repl. 1962); see General Box Co. v. Scurlock, 223 Ark. 967, 271 S. W. 2d 40 (1954). Here the notice was filed too late.
The appellant, acting pro se, filed his complaint in the Sebastian Circuit Court for damages arising from an asserted breach of a contract by which the appellees sold him certain land in Oklahoma. After a series of interlocutory proceedings the court entered its final judgment on September 13, 1966,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hill v. WilsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- General Box Co. v. ScurlockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Pearce v. People's Savings Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. FarrellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
- Sheffield v. BrandenburgSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934
3Cited by3 opinions
- Widmer v. Fort Smith Vehicle & Machinery Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
- Widmer v. Modern Ford Tractor SalesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
- Widmer v. Fort Smith Vehicle & Machinery Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1968