In July 1997, appellee filed an amended complaint against appellants in Ouachita County Circuit Court. In August 1997, appellants filed an answer to appellee's amended complaint. In January 1998, the case went to trial before the circuit court. After hearing the testimony of several witnesses, including appellants and a co-owner of appellee, the circuit court allowed counsel to submit posttrial briefs and took the matter under advisement. It is this judgment that appellants challenge on appeal.
Appellants raise three allegations of error.
The standard that we apply when we review a judgment entered by a circuit court after a bench trial is well established. We do not reverse such a judgment unless we determine that the circuit court erred as a matter of law or we decide that its findings were clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. Riffle v. United Gen. Title Ins. Disputed facts and determination of the credibility of witnesses are within the province of the circuit court, sitting as the trier of fact. Appellants' first allegation of error is procedurally barred from our review.