Ford v. Keith

Decided July 22, 1999. Lavenski R. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

996 S.W.2d 20 · Cited 131 times

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• Wright v. Arkansas State Plant Board · 842 S.W.2d 42
• Rosario v. State · 894 S.W.2d 888
• State ex rel. Bryant v. McLeod · 318 Ark. 781
• Neely v. State · 877 S.W.2d 589
• Arkansas State Medical Board v. Bolding · 324 Ark. 238
• Pugh v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 877 S.W.2d 577
• Arkansas Bank & Trust Co. v. Douglass · 885 S.W.2d 863
• ACW, INC. v. Weiss · 947 S.W.2d 770
• Burcham v. City of Van Buren · 954 S.W.2d 266
• Citizens to Establish a Reform Party v. Priest · 325 Ark. 257
• Hercules Inc. v. Pledger · 894 S.W.2d 576
• McCoy v. Walker · 876 S.W.2d 252
• American Casualty Co. v. Mason · 848 S.W.2d 392
• Arkansas Department of Health v. Westark Christian Action Council · 910 S.W.2d 199
• Matter of Adoption of Martindale · 940 S.W.2d 491
• Furman v. Holloway · 849 S.W.2d 520
• Thomas v. Arkansas Department of Human Services · 894 S.W.2d 584
• Hankins v. Department of Finance & Administration · 954 S.W.2d 259
• Livingston v. Arkansas State Medical Board · 701 S.W.2d 361
• Whitlock v. G.P.W. Nursing Home, Inc. · 672 S.W.2d 48
• Coleman v. State · 327 Ark. 381

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