Legal Opinion
Pryor v. Hot Spring County Chancery Court
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 19, 1990No. 90-141PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.
This case comes to us on petition for a writ of prohibition. Petitioners, Ray and Stefanie Pryor (Pryors) seek to prevent the Chancery Court of Hot Spring County from hearing a cause of action they claim is barred by res judicata and lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We must deny the petition.
This case has a long history of litigation. Initially, respondents, George and Mildred Raper (Rapers), were awarded a strip of land located in Hot Spring County by adverse possession. The land, awarded by the circuit court of Saline County, overlapped the property line…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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