Legal Opinion

Sexton Law Firm, P.A. v. Milligan

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 30, 1997No. 97-52PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellants Sexton Law Firm, P.A., and Sam Sexton, Jr. (Sexton), appeal a judgment in favor of appellee Phillip J. Milligan on Sexton’s claim of breach of contract, claiming error by the trial court in excluding certain evidence. Sexton further claims that the trial court erred in directing a verdict in favor of Milligan on his claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. We agree that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the Firm Handbook as well as evidence of the arrangements with other attorneys associated with the Sexton Law Firm. We further agree that…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Pine River State Bank v. MettilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  2. Crain Industries, Inc. v. CassSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Rabalaias v. BarnettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  4. L. L. Cole & Son, Inc. v. HickmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  5. Clark v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. Seeco, Inc. v. HalesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  5. Allen v. AllisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004

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