Voyles v. Voyles

In this civil case, the appellant’s tender of the transcript was denied by our clerk because the order extending the time to file the transcript was not entered within the ninety-day period. See Ark. R. App. P. 5(b).

The trial court signed the order within the ninety-day period, but it was not entered within that period. Rule 4(e) of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that a final “order is entered within the meaning of this rule when it is filed with the clerk of the court in which the claim was tried.” (Emphasis supplied.)

We explained in Finley v. State, 281 Ark. 38, 661…