Legal Opinion

Mark Twain Life Ins. Corp. v. Cory

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 18, 1984No. 84-34Published

1Opinion of the Court

670 S.W.2d 809 (1984)

283 Ark. 55

MARK TWAIN LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellant,

v.

Charles W. CORY and Doris Stivers Cory, Appellees.

No. 84-34.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 18, 1984.

Davidson, Horne, Hollingsworth, Arnold & Grobmyer by Allan W. Horne, Little Rock, for appellant.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark by John Dewey Watson, Little Rock, for appellees.

HAYS, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of what constitutes a previous filing of the same suit between the same parties in the face of a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to ARCP 12(b)(8).[1]

The action began as a claim under an…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mark Twain Life Ins. Corp. v. CorySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  2. Gland-O-Lac Co. v. CreekmoreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
  3. Ozark Supply Co. v. GlassSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  4. Jernigan v. Rainer Mercantile Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  5. Universal CIT Credit Corp. v. TrouttSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962

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