Seay v. Wildlife Farms, Inc.

Tom Glaze, Justice.

The court of appeals certified this case to us based upon the appellee’s motion to dismiss appellants’ appeal, asserting appellants failed to obtain a proper extension to file their record as provided under Ark. R. App. P.— Civ. 5(b). We accepted jurisdiction because the question presented involves the interpretation of a rule of appellate procedure and an issue of first impression.

The underlying facts leading to this case involve a dispute over the distribution of the assets of a liquidating trust that contained approximately 1,600 acres of land previously held by a…