Hartwick v. Thorne

SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION ON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

We deny the petition for rehearing, but write to supplement the original opinion on one issue.

The original opinion states that we do not consider a statute passed during the pendency of an appeal. That statement is in error. In fact, we have recently considered two (2) acts passed after the trial court ruled. Treiber v. Hess, 301 Ark. 97, 782 S.W.2d 43 (1990); Nathaniel v. Forrest City School Dist. No. 7, 300 Ark. 513, 780 S.W.2d 539 (1989). We have long done so. Van Hook v. McNeil Monument Co., 107 Ark. 292, 155 S.W. 110…