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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-118-101: Agreed cases
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 16
- Chapter 118
(a) Parties to a question which might be the subject of a civil action may, without action, agree upon a case containing the facts upon which the controversy depends and present a submission of the case to any court which would have jurisdiction if an action had been brought.
(b) It must appear by affidavit that the controversy is real and the proceedings are in good faith to determine the rights of the parties.
(c) The court shall, upon submission of the case, hear and determine the case and render judgment as if an action were pending.
(d) The case, the submission, and the judgment shall constitute the record.
(e) The judgment shall be with costs, may be enforced, and shall be subject to reversal in the same manner as if it had been rendered in an action unless otherwise provided in the submission.
Civil Code, §§ 719-721; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1340-1342; Pope's Dig., §§ 1565-1567; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 34-401 -- 34-403.
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