Stanley v. Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Cross Circuit Court; W. J. Driver, Judge; 1. The verdict is against the evidence. The damages, if any, arose from plaintiff’s own neglect.
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Appeal from Cross Circuit Court; W. J. Driver, Judge; 1. The verdict is against the evidence. The damages, if any, arose from plaintiff’s own neglect. The total damages proven only aggregate $35, and the verdict is excessive. 2. The court erred in refusing to direct a verdict and in refusing to require the jury to answer the interrogatory. 1. The evidence supports the verdict. 46 Ark. 524; 66 Id. 175; 44 Id. 486. 2. The verdict is not excessive. 15 Ark. 452; 24 Id. 55. 3. There is no error in the instructions. Special findings are authorized by law. The judgment is right.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD J.
This action was brought by the appellee against the appellants. Appellee alleged that appellants entered his home which he occupied under a lease from the appellants; that appellants drove his wife from his home, took possession of his household and kitchen furniture and threw the same into the public road in the mud while a rain was falling, by which appellee was damaged as follows:
1 piano..............................................................................$250.00
2 brass bed-steads................................................ 22.75
1 wooden…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Little Rock & Ft. Smith Railway Co. v. PankhurstSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
- Perkins v. EwanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
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