Legal Opinion · Dissent

Swinson v. Jarratt

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 5, 1979No. 78-195Published

1DissentJohn A. Fogleman, Justice

I would affirm the decree of cohfirmation.

In the first place the majority has ignored the rule, heretofore uniformly applied, that one who accepts the benefits of a decree or judgment cannot question its validity on appeal and cannot escape its burdens. DeLaughter v. Britt, 243 Ark. 40, 418 S.W. 2d 638; Mason v. Urban Renewal of North Little Rock, 245 Ark. 837, 434 S.W. 2d 614; Baker v. Adams, 198 Ark. 482, 129 S.W. 2d 597; Stanley v. Dishough, 50 Ark. 201, 6 S.W. 896. See also, Anderson v. Anderson, 223 Ark. 571, 267 S.W. 2d 316. This rule applies where sales for partition are the subject of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Weaver v. LaubSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
  2. Bolen v. CumbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890
  3. Osborne v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  4. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
  5. Dodds v. DoddsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969

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