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81 Ark. 274

Foster v. Beidler

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 24, 1906

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1906-12-24

<p>1. Appeal- — reversal—land titles.- — Where real estate is involved, the practice, on reversal, is to remand the cause to the trial court, in order that the title may be cleared and supplementary proceedings be had where the land is situated. (Page 274.)</p> <p>2. Same — reversal—right to restitution — Where a decree awarding possession of land to plaintiff was reversed on appeal, and the complaint dismissed, the effect of the reversal was to vacate the decree for possession, and the' trial court should, after proper notice, make ' restitution of what was taken under its erroneous decree, if possession was in fact taken under it. (Page 27=;.)</p>

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently July 1953

4 state decisions

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petition for writ of possession denied · Decided 1906-12-24

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PER Curiam.

¶1Appellants ask the court for a writ of assistance to restore them to possession which they allege was taken from them under the decree appealed from.

¶2It is the practice,, in cases where real estate is involved, to remand the cause, on reversal, to the trial court, in order that the title may be cleared and any supplementary proceedings had where the land, is situate. It was a clear oversight in this case that the complaint was dismissed here, instead of remanding the cause to the trial court for it to be dismissed there and for other appropriate remedies flowing from the adjudication that there was no equity in the complaint. Had the attention of the court been called to.it during the term, the judgment would have been modified.

¶3This court can not conveniently take up these supplemental matters, and should not do so except where necessary in order to give effect to its judgments.

¶4The effect of the reversal is to vacate the decree for possession, and the chancery court should, after proper notice, make restitution of what was taken under its erroneous decree, if possession was in fact tajeen under it. .

¶5The appellants also have a clear right at law to regain possession taken under a decree now vacated.

¶6Motion for writ here denied.

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