BARROW v. BOLTON

No. 5-2784.

361 S.W.2d 90 (1962)

Lloyd BARROW et al., Appellants, v. Everett D. BOLTON et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 22, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward & Lady, Jonesboro, for appellants.

W. B. Howard, Jonesboro, for appellees.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a case of first impression wherein appellants seek a new trial on an assignment of error that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow counsel for appellants to argue that sympathy is a proper ground for recovery in a tort action.

Appellants brought suit in Craighead County Circuit Court seeking to recover damages resulting from an injury suffered by Robert C. Barrow, age 13 years, when he received a blow on the...

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