THE/FRE, INC. v. MARTIN

No. 01-1373.

78 S.W.3d 723 (2002)

349 Ark. 507

THE/FRE, INC., d/b/a Pay-Less Check Advance, Reap, Inc., and Fred Pearson, Individually and d/b/a Pay-Less Check Advance, v. Sheila MARTIN, Rick Ingram, and Jimmie Sue Spencer, Individually and o/b/o A Class of Similarly Situated Persons.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mixon, Parker, & Hurst, PLC, by: Donald L. Parker, II and Harry S. Hurst, Jr., Jonesboro; Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP, by: Claire Shows Hancock, Little Rock, for appellants.

Orr, Scholtens, Willhite, & Averitt, PLC, by: Chris A. Averitt, Jay Scholtens, and Kevin J. Orr, Jonesboro; Morgan & Turner, by: Todd Turner, Arkadelphia, for appellees.


RAY THORNTON, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order certifying a class action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ark. R.App. P.— Civ. 2(a)(9). We conclude that, in accordance with recent cases establishing criteria for class certifications, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in certifying the class, and we affirm the trial court's order.

On June 27, 2000, appellee, Sheila Martin, filed her complaint in this action. That complaint...

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