Supreme Court of Arkansas

Fred Guy Monaco II and Sandra Jean Monaco v. Krissy Lewis, Faulkner County Assessor and Sherry Koonce, Faulkner…

March 7, 2024684 S.W.3d 583

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of the Monacos’ mandamus petition concerning the assessment of their property. It held that Fred could not represent Sandra because he was not a licensed attorney and she had not signed or otherwise appeared in the petition, making the petition a nullity as to her. As to Fred, mandamus was unavailable because he had an adequate administrative and judicial appeal process for challenging the assessment.