Legal Opinion

Clark County Lumber Co. v. Collins

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 16, 1970No. 5-5381PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is an appeal by Clark

County Lumber Company from a judgment of the Hot Spring County Circuit Court rendered on a jury verdict in favor of Justine Collins and Elease Swearingen the plaintiffs-appellees, in the amounts of $7,636 in favor of Collins and $15,604 in favor of Swearingen. The appellant company relies on the following point for reversal:

“The verdict of the jury in each case was excessive and therefore contrary to the law and contrary to the evidence.”

The plaintiffs-appellees are sisters and on January 30, 1968, were passengers in the back seat of an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hall v. StilesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Breitenberg v. ParkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
  3. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. HamptonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
  4. Fred's Dollar Store v. AdamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
  5. Alexander v. BotkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. W. M. Bashlin Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  2. Viking Ins. Co. of Wisconsin v. JesterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Kelley v. WigginsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  4. Colvin v. Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  5. Jordan v. AdamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976

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