Opinion ID: 1768719
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: third point of appeal

Text: Appellant's third point of appeal is that the probate court erred in denying her motion for stay pending appeal, motion to reconsider previous rulings, and denying her effort to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court for her alleged failure to comply with court orders. This point of appeal arises from the probate court's rulings which were rendered from the bench in open court on April 25, 1994, and filed of record by order entered on June 30, 1994. Appellant filed her notice of appeal from these rulings on April 28, 1994. Therefore the notice of appeal was filed prematurely. In consequence, any appeal from the June 30, 1994 order was not properly perfected for this court's review, and must be dismissed. Kelly v. Kelly, 310 Ark. 244, 835 S.W.2d 869 (1992). In summary, we affirm the probate court's order entered on December 29, 1993 removing appellant as guardian of the ward's estate, and dismiss other arguments raised in this appeal without considering their merits.