Legal Opinion

Powell v. Lane

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 11, 2008No. 08-282Published

1Opinion of the Court

289 S.W.3d 440 (2008)

Jason Joeseth POWELL, Appellant,

v.

Davelynn Felkel LANE, Wendell Ray Lane, Appellees.

No. 08-282.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 11, 2008.

Mary M. Rawlins, Mena, for appellant.

Bob Keeter, Mena, for appellees.

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal of an adoption decree granted to the appellees, Wendell Ray Lane and Davelynn Felkel Lane, permitting Wendell to adopt Davelynn's minor son, D.P., whom she conceived with appellant Jason Powell. The court of appeals reversed and remanded to the circuit court in a 5-4 decision. See Powell v. Lane, 101 Ark.App. 295, 275 S.W.3d…

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2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gober v. Terra + CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. In Re Norman Docteroff, Debtor, Bert L. Wolstein Lady Iris Corporation v. Norman DocteroffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. In Re: Charles Michael Harmon, Debtor. Charles Michael Harmon v. Donald KobrinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  5. In Re Freddie Maxton Bush, Debtor. Freddie Maxton Bush v. Balfour Beatty Bahamas, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995

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