Lazelere v. Reed

Elizabeth W. Danielson, Judge.

In this case, appellee Roger Reed and his attorney, appellee Phil Stratton, attempted to collect unpaid judgments that were awarded to Reed by the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Appellees sought recovery of these judgments against appellant H. T. Larzelere, the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Vidare Manufacturing, Inc., Reed’s uninsured employer. In the trial below, appellees prevailed as the jury found that the appellant actively participated in the operation of Vidare at a time when the Vidare corporate charter had been revoked…