Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. Mason

J. M. Mason brought this suit in his own name and for his own benefit and also as father and next friend of his infant son, John Henry, to recover damages to compensate an injury to his infant son which resulted in the loss of both his son’s hands and a part of both arms. The injury complained of necessitated the amputation of, both arms just below the elbows. The plaintiff recovered judgment for his own benefit in the sum of $5,000 and for the benefit of his son in the sum of $55,000 from which is this appeal.

The ease was tried upon the theory that the boy, who was 12 years old, had come in…