City of Fayetteville v. Bibb

John E. Jennings, Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in the Washington County Circuit Court. Appellant, the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a new trial. Appellee, Joanna Bibb, contends on cross-appeal that the court erroneously denied her motion for attorney’s fees. We affirm on direct appeal, but reverse and remand on cross-appeal.

Appellee went to work for the city in June of 1971. For the next fifteen years, she worked in various capacities for appellant until she was terminated on October 20,1986. Her position at the…