Legal Opinion
Simmons First National Bank v. Abbott
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 3, 1986No. 85-99PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Comer Boyett, Jr., Special Chief Justice.
This case involves statutory construction of Arkansas’ Wrongful Death Act (Act 255 of Acts of Arkansas of 1957); 27 Ark. Stat. 906 et seq:, and jurisdiction rests in this Court under Rule 29(1)(c) and (1)(o) of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
On August 25, 1980 suit was filed for injuries to Georgia Huchingson caused by medical negligence and wanton misconduct occurrinjg on May 14, 1980. On March 23, 1981, a guardianship was substituted as a party plaintiff for Mrs. Huchingson, and the matter proceeded to trial, resulting in a jury verdict in favor of…
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