Legal Opinion
W. M. Bashlin Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 22, 1982No. 82-24PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
James Smith was a serviceman employed by Arkansas Power and Light Company (AP&L) on May 19, 1977. On that day he was working 30 feet off the ground on a pole, wearing a lineman’s belt manufactured by W. M. Bashlin Company. The belt broke while Smith was engaged in a hazardous practice commonly known as double D-ringing. He fell to the ground injuring his spine and paralyzing him from the waist down. A St. Francis County j ury returned a verdict finding that James Smith and his wife had suffered damages in the amount of $1,000,000. The jury apportioned the negligence at…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Maio v. FahsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Baltimore Transit Co. v. State Rx Rel. SchrieferCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Jerome S. Murray v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Harold McLaughlin Reliable Truck Brokers, Inc. v. CoxSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Duffy v. Midlothian Country ClubAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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