Legal Opinion
Davis v. Kelley
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 7, 2019No. CV-18-371PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRhonda K. Wood, Associate Justice
Appellant Willie G. Davis, Jr., appeals the Jefferson County Circuit Court's order granting the Appellees'1 motion to dismiss *270with prejudice and designation of the dismissal as a strike under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-68-607 (Supp. 2017). Because Davis failed to perfect service on Appellees, we affirm the circuit court's dismissal, but modify it as a dismissal without prejudice. We reverse the circuit court's designation of the dismissal as a strike because the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits.
I. Background
Willie G. Davis, Jr., is serving a life sentence in the Arkansas…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Raymond v. RaymondSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
- Hubbard v. Shores Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Dockery v. MorganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
- Malone v. Trans-States Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Gary Lee Gould v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2021
- Adam S. Childers v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2020
- JEREMY KENNEDY V. ARKANSAS PAROL BOARD AND ARKANSAS DIVISION OF CORRECTIONSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2025