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MARCHANT v. PEEPLES

No. 81-129.

623 S.W.2d 523 (1981)

Winnie MARCHANT, Appellant, v. Robert PEEPLES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Quiggle, Little Rock, for appellant.

Gary P. Barket, Little Rock, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

Winnie Marchant, an Arkansas resident, filed a malpractice suit in Little Rock against Robert Peeples, a Texas lawyer. She claimed that he was negligent in allowing a default judgment to be entered against her in a divorce suit filed by her husband in Texas. Peeples was served in Texas through Arkansas's "long arm" statute. He filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. After hearing testimony from both parties, the trial court ruled that...

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