BALDWIN BY BALDWIN v. Mosley

748 S.W.2d 146 (1988)

295 Ark. 285

Josh L. BALDWIN, a minor, by his father and next friend, Jerry BALDWIN, Appellant,

v.

Curt MOSLEY, Appellee.

No. 88-13.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 25, 1988.

D. Scott Hickam, R. Keith Arman, Hot Springs, for appellant.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellee.

GLAZE, Justice.

This is a tort case in which this court is asked again to reject its adherence to the common-law distinction between a licensee and an invitee. Appellant, Josh Baldwin, was eleven years old and was undisputedly a licensee at the time of his injury. The trial court granted…