Duty v. Gunter

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is the second appeal in this case. In Duty v. Gunter, 231 Ark. 585, 331 S. W. 2d 111, a $2,000 judgment for appellee was reversed because of the court’s error in admitting improper evidence. On a second trial, the jury returned a verdict of $7,500 for appellee, and from the judgment entered thereon, appellant brings this appeal. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the verdict and judgment are excessive.

Mr. Gunter, age 60 at the time of the trial, was injured in an automobile collision on February 2, 1959. The proof reflects that Gunter’s truck was…