Jim Halsey Co., Inc. v. Bonar

683 S.W.2d 898 (1985)

JIM HALSEY CO., INC., Appellant,

v.

Chet BONAR, Appellee.

No. 84-180.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 4, 1985.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1985.

Martin, Vater & Karr by Charles Karr, Fort Smith, for appellant.

Jack Skinner, Greenwood, for appellee.

HOLT, Chief Justice.

This case arose when Rick Nelson did not appear for a muscular dystrophy benefit concert in Fort Smith. The concert promoter, Chet Bonar, filed suit against Nelson's booking agent, Jim Halsey Co., Inc., for breach of contract, fraud, and negligence. This appeal from the jury's verdict in favor of the promoter is…