Reno v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In November, 1962, the appellants, Reno and Stark, and their wives formed a corporation for the purpose of engaging in the business of building houses. The company never prospered and finally filed a petition in bankruptcy on October 21,1964. Within the next few weeks a number of materialmen’s liens were filed against a house that the company had built for Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Banks. In September of 1965 the prosecuting attorney filed an information against Reno and Stark charging them with having failed to discharge the liens, in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 51-640…