Rouse v. Weston

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant Rouse was the plaintiff below. His action against Weston and Chadwick arose out of a minor automobile collision in which vehicular damages resulted. Before filing suit, plaintiff gave notice to the defendants in accordance with the Small Property Damage Claims Act 283 of 1957. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 75-918 (Repl. 1957). Plaintiff’s notice, as well as his complaint, alleged damages to be $200.

At the trial plaintiff introduced two estimates of repairs to support his prayer for damages. Those estimates slightly exceeded $200. That was all the evidence offered to prove…