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Coleman v. ButlerColeman v. Butler

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Oct 10, 1988
88-91
Reporters:
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Before:
Hickman
Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The only issue in this case is whether the requirement ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍that a foreign judgment be registered in the county in which the defendant resides or is summoned violates the Arkansas and United States Constitutions.

The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍trial court dismissed the appellants’ attempt to register an Ohio decree in Pulaski County. The decree awarded Edward Coleman custody of his son. ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍The defendant, Martha Coleman Butler, lived in Ashley County with the child. She did not reside nor was she served with summons in ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍Pulaski County.

The appellants have offered no convincing argument or authority for their claim that this venue requirement is unconstitutional. For this reason we affirm ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍the trial court’s dismissal. See Widmer v. Widmer, 293 Ark. 296, 737 S.W.2d 457 (1987).

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Coleman v. Butler
Court Name: Supreme Court of Arkansas
Date Published: Oct 10, 1988
Citations: 757 S.W.2d 175; 296 Ark. 447; 1988 Ark. LEXIS 404; 88-91
Docket Number: 88-91
Court Abbreviation: Ark.
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