Clayton v. Ideal Chemical & Supply Co.

When this court amended Ark. R. App. P. — Civ. 3(e) to require that a notice of appeal state that financial arrangements had been made with the court reporter, and added that a notice of appeal is invalid if it does not contain this statement, see per curiam order of June 23, 1997, I had serious reservations that the new requirement was necessary. I joined in the amendment because the sole expressed reason for adopting it was to eliminate delays in the appeal process. See Reporter’s Notes, [March] 1997 Amendment to Ark. R. App. P. — Civ. 3. It now appears that another purpose was intended —…