Roberts v. Priest

Presently pending in this matter is the obligation to pay the costs of the master’s fact-finding and the cost of the court reporter for transcription of the three-day hearing conducted by the master. The master, the Honorable Jack L. Lessenberry, was appointed as a fact-finder by per curiam order of this court dated September 11, 1998. See Roberts v. Priest, 334 Ark. 244, 973 S.W.2d 797 (1998). On that same date, we required petitioner’s counsel and intervenor’s counsel each to post a bond for costs in the amount of $1,000. Id. Pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. Rule 6-5, which deals with an original…