Mattingly v. Griffin

I do not agree with the majority view. The record is clear that the jury intended to return a total overall verdict in the amount of $10,000. It is true that the jury became somewhat confused in the technical aspects of filling out the verdict forms, but this in my view does not justify the majority’s conclusion that “the jury was influenced by passion or prejudice or had an incorrect understanding of the facts in the case”.

While reviewing this case as an appellate jury, which of course is not our province on appeal from a jury verdict, Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. Lea, 208 Ark. 260, 186 S. W. 2d…