Legal Opinion
United Insurance Co. of America v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 12, 1998No. 97-234Published
1Opinion of the Court
961 S.W.2d 752 (1998)
331 Ark. 364
UNITED INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA and Mark Burcham, Appellants,
v.
Ann MURPHY, Appellee.
No. 97-234.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
February 12, 1998.
Fletcher Long, Jr., Forrest City, Leon Holmes, Jeanne L. Seewald, Little Rock, for Appellant.
Jesse B. Daggett, Joe R. Perry, J. Shane Baker, Marianna, for Appellee.
ARNOLD, Chief Justice.
This is a defamation case. The appellants, United Insurance Company of America and Mark Burcham, appeal a judgment of the Crittenden County Circuit Court imposing an award of $600,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000,000 in punitive…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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