Arkansas Kraft v. Cottrell

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Richard Alan Cottrell, an employee of Koontz Electric Co., was awarded a judgment in the amount of $166,630.74 against Arkansas Kraft, a Division of Green Bay Packaging, a Wisconsin Company, following a jury trial. Kraft claims the trial court erred in failing to grant its motion for directed verdict as Mr. Cottrell presented no proof of negligence on Kraft’s part. We agree and reverse the trial court’s denial of Kraft’s motion and dismiss Mr. Cottrell’s cause of action.

Mr. Cottrell sued Kraft for back injuries he sustained when he fell down a staircase leading…