Chambers v. Bigelow-Liptak
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1DissentJim Johnson, Associate Justice
I do not agree with the majority view.
The two doctors who had actually treated J. C. Chambers testified, without equivocation, that there was a causal connection between the injury Chambers received in 1959 (See Chambers v. Bigelow-Liptak Corporation, 233 Ark. 330, 244 S. W. 2d 588) and his terminal illness and death. Even the insurance company doctor conceded on cross-examination that there might have been a slight causal connection between the original injury and the death. An autopsy had been performed upon the deceased which disclosed beyond doubt the existence on an old permanent injury…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mo. Pac. Ry. Co., Thompson, Trustee v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
- Chambers v. Bigelow-Liptak Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Pekin Wood Products Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944