BATESVILLE FUNERAL HOME, INC. v. BARNETT

No. 5-5239.

452 S.W.2d 656 (1970)

BATESVILLE FUNERAL HOME, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Orville Lee BARNETT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin Smith, Little Rock, for appellants.

McMath, Leatherman, Woods & Youngdahl, Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In this action for personal injuries the appellee obtained a verdict and judgment for $38,500, the defendants' liability being admitted. The only issue here is whether the award is excessive.

Barnett suffered severe neck and back injuries on August 28, 1968, when his car was struck from behind by a vehicle owned by the appellant Batesville Funeral Home and being driven by its employee, the other appellant. For a few months Barnett...

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