Bill Davis Trucking, Inc. v. Prysock

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellants claim the amount of compensatory damages awarded by the jury was based on speculation and was excessive. We disagree and affirm.

This personal injury action arose out of an automobile collision that occurred on June 3, 1987, about a mile and a half south of Tuckerman, Arkansas, on U.S. Highway 67. Appellee, Michael L. Prysock, a thirty-five year old farmer, was driving south in his truck, carrying a load of wheat to the grain dryer. Appellant, James Skaggs, was driving behind Prysock in a tractor trailer truck belonging to appellant, Bill Davis…