Legal Opinion
Carnes v. Strait
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 5, 1954No. 5-364; 5-467PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Bose Smith, J.
These two petitions for prohibition arise from a conflict in jurisdiction between the circuit courts of Arkansas and Pope counties, in damage suits based upon the same automobile accident. Motions to dismiss having been filed, each circuit court ruled that it had jurisdiction. The plaintiffs in the Arkansas County case now seek to prevent a trial in Pope County, and one of the plaintiffs in the latter jurisdiction asks us to stay the proceedings against him in Arkansas County.
On July 4, 1953, four brothers-in-law, Leonard E. Templeton, Boone Brown, Odis E. Churchill, and Adrian Brackman, were…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robinson v. Means, JudgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936
- Healey & Roth v. HuieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Kornegay v. Auten, Judge, on ExchangeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
- Sims v. Toler, JudgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- Keenan v. StraitSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
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3Cited by6 opinions
- GOLDLAWR, INCORPORATED v. ShubertDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Hicks v. WolfeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
- Northwest Motors, Inc. v. CreekmoreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
- King v. BeanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
- Graves v. MooreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
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