Patterson v. Risher
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Paul Little, Judge; 1. This cause should be reversed because the plaintiff was forced to try the-case on an improper theory. The counsel for defendants took the position that there could be no recovery against any one of defendants unless the recovery was against all the defendants.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Paul Little, Judge; 1. This cause should be reversed because the plaintiff was forced to try the-case on an improper theory. The counsel for defendants took the position that there could be no recovery against any one of defendants unless the recovery was against all the defendants. Counsel for plaintiff undertook to meet and correct this theory by requesting the court to instruct the jury that they might find the issues for or against any one or more or all of the defendant as might be warranted under the law and evidence, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff below, appellant here, as administrator of the estate of James Patterson, deceased, against the defendants below, appellees here, to recover damages alleged to have accrued to the estate of James Patterson and also to the appellant as the father and next of kin by reason of the suffering and death of James Patterson, caused by the alleged negligence of appellees.
The complaint alleged in substance that W. H. Risher was the superintendent of mine No. 6 for the Central Coal & Coke Company; that it was his duty to warn and instruct all young or…
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