Legal Opinion
Pope County Bar Ass'n, Inc. v. Suggs
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 21, 1981No. 81-110PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
The Pope County Bar Association brought suit to enjoin real estate brokers in Pope County from completing certain instruments involving real estate transactions without consulting a lawyer. The Bar Association contends that such acts constitute the practice of law and are against public policy. The Pope County brokers and the Arkansas Realtors Association, intervening as a party defendant, deny that the disputed acts constitute the practice of law. In a carefully drawn opinion the chancellor denied the injunction but limited the use of such instruments by realtors and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Conway-Bogue Realty Investment Co. v. Denver Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1957
- Brown v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Grand Rapids Bar Ass'n v. DenkemaMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Ark. Bar Assn. v. BlockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- COFFEE CTY. ABSTRACT AND TITLE CO. v. State Ex Rel. NorwoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Smith v. National Cashflow Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
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