Arkansas Rock & Gravel Co. v. Chris-T-Emulsion Co.

536 S.W.2d 724 (1976)

ARKANSAS ROCK & GRAVEL COMPANY et al., Appellants,

v.

CHRIS-T-EMULSION COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

No. 76-20.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 1, 1976.

Keith, Clegg & Eckert, Magnolia, for appellants.

Smith, Williams, Friday, Eldredge & Clark by William H. Sutton and Joseph E. Kilpatrick, Jr., Little Rock, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The decision in this case turns upon the meaning of the parties' contractual reference to "the Spring of '74." The trial judge considered the phrase to be ambiguous and submitted its meaning to the jury. The verdict was for the…