In Johnson v. Cohick (Ark. Ct. App. 2024), the Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed a Carroll County Circuit Court ruling that had dismissed an ejectment action based on a later-recorded deed. The key issue was whether an unrecorded 1992 warranty deed—delivered but not...
In Dark Knight Vending, LLC v. Allen d/b/a Feeze Kutz Barber Shop (Apr. 15, 2024), the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed a $6,555 attorney’s fee award to Felicia Allen after she successfully defended a breach-of-contract claim. Background: Dark Knight claimed it had...
Every year, thousands of Arkansas properties end up in tax delinquency. Many of these parcels are eventually sold by the Commissioner of State Lands (COSL) to recover unpaid real estate taxes. For bargain hunters, these auctions can seem like a goldmine. But what...
By Jim Gramling, Attorney at Law My first-year property professor, James Ely, wrote a book entitled The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights. In it, he argues that the right to property is a bedrock principal that underlies all...
On April 16, 2025, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law amendments to the Arkansas Business Corporation Act of 1987 and the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. These changes clarify how business entities must designate their principal office with the...