Legal Opinion
Davis v. Perryman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 13, 1956No. 5-840PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.
The question posed is whether the appellant is barred from maintaining the present action because of previous litigation. The Trial Court answered the question in the affirmative and dismissed the complaint. This appeal ensued.
On November 3, 1954, Mrs. Eea Howell Davis, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, James Henry Davis, filed this present action in the Pulaski Circuit Court against Jerry T. Perryman, as sole defendant. The complaint alleged, inter alia, that on November 11, 1952, the said James Henry Davis was killed in a traffic collision…
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