Legal Opinion
Lee v. Crittenden County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 23, 1950No. 4-9054PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Appellee, Crittenden County, sued appellant, Construction Company, to recover damages to its radio tower alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant in the construction and maintenance of its wooden elevator tower or shaft which it was alleged fell against appellee’s radio tower during a windstorm.
Appellant answered with a general denial and further defended on the ground that any damages suffered by appellee were due solely to a severe windstorm, “that is to say an Act of Cod. ’ ’
A jury trial resulted in a verdict for appellee in the amount of $1,353.16, and from the judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City Electric Street Railway Co. v. ConerySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. SteelSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
- Higdon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. MackeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Sellers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Cederburg v. CarterWyoming Supreme Court · 1968
- Dye v. BurdickSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Gordon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Farmers Equipment Company v. MillerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- Manila School Dist. No. 15 v. SandersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
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