Legal Opinion · Dissent

Burford Distributing, Inc. v. Starr

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 7, 2000No. 99-822Published

1DissentAnnabelle Clinton Imber, Justice

I cannot agree ice, majority’s holding that the Arkansas Prize Promotion Act is not applicable to this case. The majority ignores part of the language in subsection (b) of Ark. Code Ann. § 4-102-101, where it says: “It is also the intent of the General Assembly to prohibit misleading or deceptive prize promotions. This chapter shall be construed liberallyin order to achieve this purpose.” Ark. Code Ann. § 4-102-101 (b) (emphasis added).

Here, Burford published and distributed a flyer that contained misleading and deceptive information regarding the hole-in-one contest. On the day of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Interstate Freeway Services, Inc. v. HouserSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. State Ex Rel. Bryant v. R&A Investment Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. John B. May Co. v. McCastlainSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
  4. Benson v. Temple Inland Forest Products Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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