Legal Opinion

Quinn Companies, Inc. v. Herring-Marathon Group, Inc.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 10, 1989No. 89-144PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The appellant, Quinn Companies, Inc., executed two property management contracts with the appellees involving a hotel and an office complex in southwest Little Rock. Quinn was discharged in 1987 and filed suit against the appellees claiming they had engaged in willful and malicious behavior amounting to a “tortious breach of contract.” The jury returned a verdict of $236,806 in favor of Quinn, but the judge set the verdict aside stating it could not be supported by the evidence and that the damages were based on speculation. We affirm.

Two questions are squarely…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Canderm Pharmacal, Ltd. v. Elder Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. Sterling Drug, Inc. v. OxfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Martin v. Federal Life Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. Peter L. Battista, Jr. v. Lebanon Trotting Association, and John J. Carlo, Peter L. Battista, Jr. v. Lebanon Trotting Association, and John J. CarloCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  5. Nicholson v. United Pacific InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Jrt, Inc. v. Tcby Systems, Inc. Tcby Enterprises, Inc. Americana Foods, Inc. Timothy David NickodemusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. Shepherd v. Washington CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  5. J.E. Allison Patricia Allison E.C. Benton Phyllis M. Bertsch Jane Calloway William R. Canino Cecil Jean Chamness Jessie Chamness Terry Clowers Charles Donham Riley Donica David Elms Henry Ginger Jimmy D. Hannah Don Howard Dorothy Landry Billy Lenderman McNeill Agency Inc. Dennis McNeill James McNeill Patsy McNeill Eudox Patterson Bill D. Plunkett Catherine Plunkett Andrew Ponder Charles Presher Charlie W. Scarbrough Claudia Sparrow Martha H. Thompson Jerry D. Tolliver Frank Towery Bill J. Wawak Earlene T. Wawak Hugh Williams v. Security Benefit Life Insurance Company v. Life Assurance Company of Pennsylvania, Third Party-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992

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