Legal Opinion
Young v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 19, 1993No. 92-691PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
Appellant Odessa Young raises as her sole issue on appeal that the circuit court erred in submitting the issue of her alleged contributory negligence to the jury because there was no evidence of her negligence presented at trial. We agree that prejudicial error was committed, and we reverse the judgment and remand the matter for a new trial.
On February 13,1989, Odessa Young was driving her 1982 Lincoln Town Car south on Ferris Mountain Road, a single-lane road near Fordyce in Dallas County. It had been raining, and there were puddles on the road. The time was about…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Spink v. MourtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
- Kinco, Inc. v. Schueck Steel, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Williams v. Smart Chevrolet Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Morton v. American Medical International, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
- United States Fire Insurance Company v. Milner Hotels, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by23 opinions
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