Interstate Oil and Supply Co. v. Troutman Oil Co.

I must respectfully dissent because I cannot agree with the majority’s holding that Troutman was properly allowed to prove damages in excess of $50,000.

In its original and amended complaints, Troutman alleged that its damages were “undetermined” but “exceed[ed] $10,000.” The majority acknowledges that Ark. R. Civ. P. 8(a), a general rule of pleading that applies to all claims for relief, determines jurisdiction and provides in relevant part that:

In claims for unliquidated damage, a demand containing no specified amount of money shall limit recovery to an amount less than required for federal…