Legal Opinion
Reis v. Yates
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 24, 1993No. 92-1454PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
The appellant, Teresa A. Reis, appeals an order for a new trial entered eighty-one days after a motion for new trial was filed. We hold that the circuit court had lost jurisdiction by the time it entered its order, and we reverse and remand.
The appellee, Hugh L. Yates, filed suit for damages against the appellant, Teresa A. Reis, and a trial on the matter was held in the Garland County Circuit Court. The jury found in favor of Yates and awarded damages in the amount of $3,000. A judgment reflecting the verdict was entered on June 26, 1992.
On June 29, 1992, Yates filed…
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