Insanity during pendency of action — Guardian joined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kuelbs v. Hill (2010)
Most recently applied in Kuelbs v. Hill (July 2010)
Civil Code, § 55; C. & M
Where a party is judicially found to be of unsound mind during the pendency of an action, the fact being stated on the record:
(1) If he or she is the plaintiff, his or her guardian may be joined with him or her in the action as such;
(2) If he or she is the defendant, the plaintiff may, upon ten (10) days' notice thereof to his or her guardian, have an order making the guardian a defendant also.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.