Suneson v. Holloway Construction Co.

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This appeal is a tort case involving a legal principle of major importance called the “accepted-work doctrine.” One of Craig Suneson’s points for reversal is that the doctrine is outdated and that this court should repudiate it. Our court has jurisdiction of this appeal under Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(b)(5).

The facts leading to Suneson’s accident and injuries and to the filing of this case are largely undisputed. At approximately 5:40 a.m. on February 24, 1992, Suneson was driving a tractor-trailer north on Highway 71 near Bentonville in heavy fog. He was driving in the outside…