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  "name": "John F. WELLS v. PARAGON PRINTING CO. et al",
  "name_abbreviation": "Wells v. Paragon Printing Co.",
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    "judges": [
      "William I. Prewett and John Stroud, Special Justices, join in this opinion.",
      "Harris, C. J., and Fogleman and Byrd, JJ., not participating."
    ],
    "parties": [
      "John F. WELLS v. PARAGON PRINTING CO. et al"
    ],
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        "text": "Oliver M. Clegg, Special Chief Justice.\nThis is a taxpayer\u2019s suit brought by appellant, on his own behalf and for all others similarly situated, to cancel a contract made by the State with the appellee, Paragon Printing Company, for the printing of the decisions of this Court during 1968 and 1969. The other appellees are State officials having statutory duties with respect to State contracts.\nThe Chancellor, after a trial on the issues, dismissed appellant\u2019s complaint and he appeals.\nAppellant contends here, as in the lower court, that the contract contains provisions violative of statutory authority (Ark. Stats. \u00a7 22-223) and is \u201cindefinite and ambiguous\u201d and, therefore, void.\nWe cannot reach a consideration of the merits because appellant has failed to comply with Rule 9 (d) of this Court. Not only is the abstract of testimony inadequate, none of the documentary evidence is abstracted, including the contract alleged to be void as containing illegal provisions and being \u201cindefinite and ambiguous.\u201d\nIn these circumstances, it would be impossible for the members of the Court to decide the questions argued without individually examining the transcript. The practical reasons which require compliance with Rule 9 (d) have been stated many times, and make further discussion here superfluous. Vire v. Vire, 236 Ark. 740, 368 S. W. 2d 265.\nAffirmed.\nWilliam I. Prewett and John Stroud, Special Justices, join in this opinion.\nHarris, C. J., and Fogleman and Byrd, JJ., not participating.",
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        "author": "Oliver M. Clegg, Special Chief Justice."
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    "attorneys": [
      "R. Eugene Bailey, for appellant.",
      "Wright, Lindsey ir Jennings, for appellees."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "John F. WELLS v. PARAGON PRINTING CO. et al\n5-5342\n462 S. W. 2d 471\nOpinion delivered February 1, 1971\nR. Eugene Bailey, for appellant.\nWright, Lindsey ir Jennings, for appellees."
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