Legal Opinion
Fields v. Huff
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided March 30, 1981No. H-C-79-34PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY WOODS, District Judge.
This is a diversity case filed by the administratrix of the Whipple Fields estate on behalf of his estate and children for wrongful death. The evidence was such that an issue was clearly made for punitive damages, if such damages are allowed in a wrongful death action under Arkansas law. The problem is by no means a simple one. In view of the recurrence of the question, we have concluded that a memorandum opinion should be filed in support of our decision to submit this issue to the jury.
The Arkansas Survival and Wrongful Death statutes are now…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. White Motor Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Mattyasovszky v. West Towns Bus Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Gavica v. HansonIdaho Supreme Court · 1980
- Miller v. BlantonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- Hennigan v. Atlantic Refining CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Eisert v. Greenberg Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Brown v. Missouri Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Vickery v. BallentineSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Brown v. Missouri Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1982
- Brown v. Missouri Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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