Legal Opinion
Graham v. Cawthorn
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 18, 2013No. 12-959PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.
| j This is an interlocutory appeal of an order of the Prairie County Circuit Court denying appellant Elmer Graham’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on immunity grounds. In addition, the appeal raises issues concerning collateral estoppel and the preclusive effect of a federal-court judgment on a state-court action.1 Because we conclude that Graham is entitled to qualified immunity on one claim and that collateral estoppel bars the remaining claims, we reverse and remand.
12Graham was an officer with the Des Arc Police Department when he arrested appellee Iris…
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