Legal Opinion

Boyd v. Reddick

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 5, 1978No. 78-154PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George Howard, Jr., Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict, in an action by appellants claiming $16,450.00 for property damage to a 1973 Peterbilt tractor-trailer and $15,000.00 for personal injury, apportioning the negligence of appellants at 60% and appellee at 40%, resulting in no recovery for appellants.

For reversal, appellants have tendered the following points:

1. The evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict in favor of the appellees.

2. The trial court erred in instructing the jury on AMI 503 (intervening proximate cause) under the facts of the case.

3. The trial court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rhoads v. Service MacHine CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1971
  2. Vangilder v. FaulkSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
  3. Gatlin Ex Rel. Gatlin v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  4. Vangilder v. FaulkSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wheeler Motor Co., Inc. v. RothSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  2. Muskogee Bridge Co., Inc. v. StansellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Hill Construction Co. v. BraggSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  4. McCorkle Farms, Inc. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2002
  5. Sanders v. WheatonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981

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