Arkansas Shortleaf Lumber Co. v. Wilkinson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Grant Circuit Court; W. II. Evans, Judge; 1. There was misconduct of counsel for plaintiff in examining veniremen.
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Appeal from Grant Circuit Court; W. II. Evans, Judge; 1. There was misconduct of counsel for plaintiff in examining veniremen. The statements made were not true, and were prejudicial and resulted in an excessive verdict. 104 Ark. 3, 9; 38 Cyc. 1479. 2. There was also misconduct of counsel for appel-lee in his opening statement to the jury which constituted reversible error. 81 Ark. 231. Counsel have no right to introduce matters foreign to the issues before the' jury. 38 Cyc. 1500; 43 A. L. R. 146, 451; 41 N. H. 325; 9 Am. St. Rep. 560. 3. It was error to admit testimony as to mental anguish…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
The appellant is a Missouri corporation operating sawmills in the State of Arkansas. Appellee was in its employ in the capacity of a“ ripsawyer. ’ ’ The appellee’s duties required him to take from a table near by boards of lumber that had been placed thereon and to feed these boards to the ripsaw; that is, to push the boards against the saw in order to rip them into narrow boards. When the saw thus passed through the boards, they were taken out by an employee at the other end who was called the “tailer.” The boards handled by the ap-pellee were first conveyed on endless chains from the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Southern Anthracite Coal Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railway Co. v. BeckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- E. L. Bruce Co. v. YaxSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
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