Desoto Gathering Company, LLC, Petitioner v. Barbara and Richard Ramsey; Cary and Richard Shirley; Virgie Parrott…

Summary

The court denied DeSoto's petition for a writ of prohibition seeking to halt a Faulkner County action based on improper venue. It held that the circuit court had subject-matter and personal jurisdiction, that venue was the only disputed issue, and that any venue error could be addressed after a final, appealable order rather than through an extraordinary writ. Justice Goodson, joined by Justice Wynne, dissented, arguing that longstanding Arkansas practice treats prohibition as the proper method for reviewing an adverse venue ruling when the facts are undisputed.