Patterson v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

From the statement of the case in appellants’ brief it appears that in 1980 two of the appellants filed a suit for specific performance against the State of Arkansas, appellee, in the Chancery Court of Garland County. That proceeding was later dismissed without prejudice on motion of the plaintiffs, and in 1985 an action for damages was filed by the appellants in the Garland Circuit Court. The circuit court action was then dismissed, first without prejudice, then with prejudice, resulting in this appeal. Two points are relied on for reversal: 1) It was error to dismiss…