Holloway v. Arkansas State Board of Architects

Ray Thornton, Justice.

We accepted a petition from Robert D. Holloway. the appellant, for review of an order of the court of appeals dismissing his appeal from an underlying decision of the trial court because of a failure to comply with Rule 5 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure&emdash;Civil. Because the sole issue presented for our review is an interpretation of Rule 5, we granted review on this question only.

Appellee, the Arkansas State Board of Architects, moved that the appeal be dismissed on the basis that the trial court erred in granting an extension of time to file the record, and as…