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HORN v. SHIRLEY

No. 5-4930.

441 S.W.2d 468 (1969)

Harlan Ray HORN, Appellant, v. Byron SHIRLEY, d/b/a Shirley Trucking Company, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 2, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sexton & Wiggins, Fort Smith, and Hixson & Douglas, Paris, for appellant.

Bethell, Stocks, Callaway & King, Fort Smith, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This action for personal injuries was tried before a jury and ended in a verdict for the defendant. At the trial the plaintiff contended that under Act 161 of 1937, which we will call our Labor Department Act, the measure of the defendant's duty to provide the plaintiff with a safe place to work exceeded the common-law standard of ordinary care and in effect was that of an insurer. Ark.Stat.Ann...

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