Hilger v. J. R. Watkins Medical Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Certiorari to Cleburne Circuit Court; J. M. Shinn, Judge; The judgment was void because it was rendered in vacation. Art. 7, § 12, Const.; 71 Ark. 226; 75 Id. 415-20; 89 Id. 85; 202 S. W. 33; 208 Id. 428-30; 103 Id. 571; 116 Ark. 310-14.
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
A. N. Hilger filed a petition for writ of certiorari in this court to bring up the proceedings of the Cleburne Circuit Court in the case of The J. R. Watkins Medical Company, Plaintiff v. E. L. Gentry, J. E. Dugger and A. N. Hilger, Defendants, alleging that a judgment was entered against him in said cause in the sum of $909.63, in vacation, without authority of law; that, at the time said judgment was entered, he was absent from the United States, in the United States’ military service, and that he had a meritorious defense to the action, in that the obligation, upon which judgment was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boynton v. AshabrannerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Mell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
- Ex parte HelmertSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- State ex rel. Hall v. Canal Construction Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
- Bowden v. WebbSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Martin v. HargroveSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
- Brown & Hackney, Inc. v. StephensonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- Prager v. WoottonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
- Cazort v. Road Improvement District No. 3.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1927