Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. Eddings

ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

liThe Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (“AGFC”) appeals from an order of the Newton County Circuit Court dismissing with prejudice its appeal from the County Court of Newton County based upon the AGFC’s failure to timely perfect its appeal under Arkansas District Court Rule 9.

The relevant facts are that appellee Ben Eddings is the owner of a forty-acre tract of land located near the Buffalo River. Eddings lacks vehicular access to his land from either a public or private road due in part to the fact that his land is completely surrounded by public property. On two…