Legal Opinion
Cousins v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 24, 1960No. 5-2180PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.
Cooper (appellee) was injured in a traffic mishap while riding in Cousins’ (appellant’s) car. Cooper sued Cousins for damages, and recovered judgment; and this appeal ensued. Appellant urges only one point: that he was entitled to an instructed verdict in his favor. All other questions are waived.
Cousins claims that he was entitled to an instructed verdict because of: (a) the Arkansas Guest Statutes, which are Act No. 61 of 1935 and Act No. 179 of 1935 (§§ 75-913 and 75-915 Ark. Stats.); or (b) assumption of risk by Cooper as under our holding in Bugh v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barrentine v. Henry Wrape Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Bugh v. WebbSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. BrittonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Metcalf v. JelksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
- Kansas City Southern Railway Company v. CockrellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Bobby Breeding and Hugh Breeding, Inc. v. Ben Massey and Mrs. Ben MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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- Juanita Deshazo Billingsley, Administratrix of the Estate of Joe W. Billingsley, Deceased v. The Westrac Company and Donald Earl AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Tiner v. TinerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
- Curtis Circulation Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
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