Gibbons v. Bradley

Frank Holt, Associate Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether a temporary order in a pending divorce suit is a contested case within the meaning of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 22-407.1 (Bepl. 1962) [Act 6 of 1951]. This statute empowers the chancellor to “hear, adjudicate, or render any appropriate order with respect to, any cause or matter pending in any chancery court over which he presides,” anywhere within the chancery district upon proper notice. This statute provides, however, that “no contested case can be tried outside the county of the venue of said case, except upon agreement…