Legal Opinion
D'Arbonne Construction Co. v. Foster
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 9, 2003No. 02-1365PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. H. “Dub” Arnold, Chiefjustice.
The sole issue in this personal injury/wrongful death case is whether an award of punitive damages should be upheld. We hold that there was substantial evidence to support the award of punitive damages, and affirm the judgment.
On November 9, 1999, Lee Earnest Johnson was driving a logging truck for appellant, D’Arbonne Construction Company, from Crossett east on Highway 82. A trailer was riding “piggy back” on the truck. At the same time, Wayne Canley was also traveling east'on the same highway. James Tony Culbreath was driving west on Highway 82 with his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Stein v. LukasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance v. SwaimSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
- United Insurance Co. of America v. MurphySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Harold McLaughlin Reliable Truck Brokers, Inc. v. CoxSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. KeltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Byme, Inc. v. IvySupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
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