Simpson v. Cavalry SPV I, LLC
Supreme Court of Arkansas
2014 Ark. 363
PATTY SIMPSON v. CAVALRY SPV I, LLC, ASSIGNEE OF HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A./ORCHARD BANK
Certified Questions from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
No. CV-14-45.---Delivered: September 11, 2014
Certified Questions From United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Northern Division [No. 1:13-cv-00093-JLH], Honorable J. Leon Holmes, Judge; certified questions answered.
Arnold, Batson, Turner & Turner, P.A., by: Todd Martin Turner and Daniel Odell Turner; J.R. Andrews; and The Cruz Law Firm, PLC, by: Kathy Cruz, for petitioner.
Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC, by: Kevin W. Cole and Justin E. Parkey; and Burr & Forman LLP, by: R. Frank Springfield, Zachary D. Miller, and Megan P. Stephens, for respondent.
Watts, Donovan & Tilley, P.A., by: David M. Donovan, for amici curiae Arkansas Creditors Bar Association.
[Opinion of the court by Justice CLIFF HOOFMAN.]
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