Legal Opinion · Dissent

Cooper v. Sparrow

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 29, 1953No. 5-146Published

1DissentEd. F. McFaddin, Justice

I respectfully dissent from that portion of the majority opinion which refuses Cooper a judgment for $1,044.68 against Chester Sparrow; and here are the matters impelling my dissent:

On February 2, 1952, Sparrow, the prime contractor, let a subcontract to Kennedy to paint twelve houses. Kennedy and Sparrow signed the following instrument:

“I, EL W. Kennedy, Paint Contractor, propose to paint the inside and outside of twelve (12) houses for C. M. Sparrow, General Contractor, located at Stuttgart, Arkansas. Said houses are four and five room houses.
“On four room houses all material, labor,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Waller v. DansbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
  2. Jordan v. Bank of MorriltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
  3. Bland v. FleemanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
  4. H. B. Deal & Co. v. HeadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
  5. Shoptaw v. SewellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1932

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