Bates v. Bates

793 S.W.2d 788 (1990)

303 Ark. 89

Merle BATES, Appellant,

v.

Michael BATES, Appellee.

No. 89-320.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 16, 1990.

Ben Seay, El Dorado, for appellant.

Dennis L. Shackelford, Robert C. Compton, Allan P. Roberts, El Dorado, for appellee.

DUDLEY, Justice.

Appellee Michael Bates allegedly abused his wife, appellant Merle Bates. She filed a petition in chancery court pursuant to the Arkansas Domestic Abuse Act of 1989. Ark.Code Ann. §§ 9-15-101 to 9-15-211 (Supp.1989). In the petition she sought an order to restrain appellee from committing future acts of domestic abuse and from…