Where a writing purporting to have been executed by one (1) of the parties is referred to in and filed with a pleading, it may be read as genuine against that party unless he denies its genuineness by affidavit before the trial is begun.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-46-102 — under Documentary Evidence Generally.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-46-102
Where a writing purporting to have been executed by one (1) of the parties is referred to in and filed with a pleading, it may be read as genuine against that party unless he denies its genuineness by affidavit before the trial is begun.