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LEACH v. LEACH

No. 5-1235.

300 S.W.2d 15 (1957)

Walter LEACH, Appellant, v. Esther LEACH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 25, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Coffelt, Bentonville, for appellant.

Eli Leflar, Rogers, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This case presents a question that is novel in this state and very nearly so in the United States: Can a husband maintain a suit against his wife for damages due to her negligence? The appellant's complaint, as supplemented by a stipulation, alleges that on August 9, 1956, he was the owner of a pick-up truck and a Ford sedan. As Leach was driving the truck on a county road he collided with his wife, who was driving the, sedan in the opposite...

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