Legal Opinion

Wasson v. Warren

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 25, 1968No. 5-4743PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

Appellee Warren sued Greyhound Lines, Inc. and its bus driver, Wasson, in the Conway County Circuit Court for $10,000 personal injury and property damage growing out of a highway collision in Conway County. Greyhound filed a counter-claim but a jury trial resulted in a judgment for Warren in the amount of $10,000. Greyhound and its driver, Wasson, have appealed. They rely on two points for reversal, as follows:

“The jury failed to take into account appellee’s contributory negligence.

The Court erred in giving AMI 902 because it is an erroneous statement of the law, it is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. CatesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
  2. Mississippi River Fuel Corp. v. SennSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
  3. Armour Company v. RoseSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
  4. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
  5. Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson v. ZolliecofferSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1946

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Blissett v. FrisbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
  2. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. BiddleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  3. Danny Lee Lockett v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  4. Griffith Lumber Co. v. ConnorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  5. Downs v. ReedSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969

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