Legal Opinion
Hill Construction Co. v. Bragg
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 9, 1987No. 86-191PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.
The appellee, Mel Bragg, was injured when a steel column fell over on him during a construction job. Bragg was an ironworker for the subcontractor on the construction project. He filed suit against the appellant, Hill Construction Co., (Hill), the general contractor for the job, and against the architects and engineers who prepared the plans for the building, the other appellant, Mayes, Sudderth & Etheridge (Mayes). The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict in Bragg’s favor for $250,000. Fault was apportioned between the two appellants: 90% to…
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