Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Munson

I would grant the writ. This court has long recognized that a court has power over its own process. American Ins. Co. v. McGehee Liquor Co., 113 Ark. 486, 169 S.W. 251 (1914). Here, the Coffelts filed a motion in the circuit court requesting an order to stay execution on that court’s judgment. The court, exercising its continuing original jurisdiction, denied the Coffelts’ motion. Instead of appealing the circuit court’s ruling, contending the court’s judgment was void and its order was for naught, the Coffelts petitioned the chancery court, requesting the same relief that they were denied in…