Legal Opinion

England v. Costa

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 10, 2005No. 04-1192Published

1Opinion of the Court

216 S.W.3d 585 (2005)

Daphne ENGLAND and Larry England, Appellant,

v.

Emil COSTA, M.D., Appellee.

No. 04-1192.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 10, 2005.

William A. Newman, Dallas, and Lesher and Murray, by: Monty G. Murry, Texarkana, for appellants.

Atchley, Russell, Waldrip & Hlavinka, L.L.P., by: Jeffrey C. Lewis, Texarkana, for appellee.

TOM GLAZE, Justice.

In this medical-malpractice suit, our court is asked to determine when it is appropriate to give a modified form of AMI Civ. 4th 602, which deals with the right to assume others will use ordinary care and obey the law.

Appellant Daphne England…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Murphy v. HawthorneOregon Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Skinner v. R.J. Griffin & Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Ouachita Wilderness Institute v. MergenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  4. Eramdjian v. Interstate Bakery Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1957
  5. Jerry Haynes v. Bee-Line Trucking Company Richard McCormickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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