Legal Opinion
Dalrymple v. Fields
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 24, 1982No. 81-263PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
Appellees, Rodney and Earlean Fields, rented an apartment from Gary Ross who had recently acquired the property from Dalrymple. A fire in the apartment destroyed the Fields’ personal property and they filed suit to recover against Ross. Ross filed a third party complaint against Dalrymple and plaintiffs amended their complaint against Ross to recover punitive damages from Dalrymple. A jury awarded the Fields a judgment for $6,000 compensatory damages and $7,500 in punitive damages. They allocated the negligence of Ross at 15% and Dalrymple at 85%. The jury also awarded…
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