Rollins v. East St. Louis Cotton Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court; B. H. Dudley, Judge; Under the evidence adduced appellee became a bailee for hire and held to the highest degree of care to care for the 'cotton.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court; B. H. Dudley, Judge; Under the evidence adduced appellee became a bailee for hire and held to the highest degree of care to care for the 'cotton. This case is controlled largely by 134 Ark. 76. As to the degree of care required, see 3 R. C. L., p. 23. The finding and judgment should be reversed and judgment entered here for appellant. 103 Ark. 15. It was error to direct a verdict for appellee, as there was evidence sufficient to take the case to a jury. 89 Ark. 368; 135 Id. 544; 136 Id. 133; 3 A. & E. Ene. L. (2 ed.), p.744. The court properly instructed a…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellant instituted suit against appellee before a justice of the peace in Greene County, by filing a statement of account against appellee for one bale of cotton weighing 574 pounds, of the value of $166.46. Appellant recovered a judgment before the magistrate for said amount, from which judgment an appeal was prosecuted to the Greene Circuit Court, where the cause was tried de novo. At the conclusion of the evidence, the court, on its own motion, peremptorily instructed the jury to return a verdict for appellee. Upon return of the verdict, the court rendered a judgment dismissing the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baker v. BaileySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Wear v. GleasonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
- Strange v. Planters' Gin Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Gulledge v. HowardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1861
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- Christensen v. DadySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
- Scoles v. WeaverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923