Opinion

Wells Fargo, N.A. v. Cali Cravens, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Roger L. Cravens

  • 2024 Ark. App. 557
Court
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Filed
Nov 6, 2024
Status
Published
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The opinion

Cite as 2024 Ark. App. 557

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS

DIVISION II

No. CV-23-398

WELLS FARGO, N.A. Opinion Delivered November 6, 2024

APPELLANT

APPEAL FROM THE BENTON

COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

V. [NO. 04PR-21-870]

CALI CRAVENS, AS PERSONAL HONORABLE CHRISTINE

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE HORWART, JUDGE

OF ROGER L. CRAVENS, DECEASED

APPELLEE

REMANDED TO SETTLE AND

SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge

Appellant Wells Fargo appeals the March 20, 2023 order of the Benton County

Circuit Court denying its claims against the estate of Roger L. Cravens, deceased, in the

amount of $281,947.51. The circuit court denied the claim based on the provisions of

Arkansas Code Annotated section 28-50-109;1 however, appellant contends that its claim

against the estate was not based on a secured claim but was premised on Roger’s personal

guarantee. We remand to settle and supplement the record.

The record shall be compiled in accordance with the rules of the Arkansas Supreme

Court and Court of Appeals.2 The record in civil cases consists of the pleadings, judgment,

1

(Repl. 2012).

2

Ark. R. App. P.–Civ. 6(a).

decree, order appealed, transcript, exhibits, and certificates.3 If anything material to either

party is omitted from the record, either by error or by accident, we may direct that the

omission or misstatement be corrected and, if necessary, that a supplemental record be

certified and transmitted.4

Here, neither the security agreement nor the personal guarantee is included in the

record submitted to us. There is no doubt that both documents are material to our decision.

Therefore, we remand to the circuit court to settle and supplement the record within thirty

days from the date of this opinion.

Remanded to settle and supplement the record.

HARRISON, C.J., and GLADWIN, J., agree.

Conner & Winters, LLP, by: Todd P. Lewis, for appellant.

Robert S. Tschiemer, for appellee.

3

Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 3-1(n).

4

See Marziale v. Brown, 2024 Ark. App. 282.

2

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