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BRUNSON v. LITTLE ROCK ROAD MACHINERY COMPANY

No. 5-5695.

474 S.W.2d 672 (1972)

Claude M. BRUNSON et al., Appellants, v. LITTLE ROCK ROAD MACHINERY COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. G. Wiley, Melbourne, and L. A. Hardin, Little Rock, for appellants.

Owens, McHaney & McHaney and Chowning, Mitchell, Hamilton & Chowning, and Teague, Bramhall, Davis & Plegge, Little Rock, for appellees.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This case is unusual in that the chancellor entered judgment for the plaintiff upon the pleadings alone, without hearing any evidence and without resort to our summary judgment procedure. Our rule is that such a judgment should be entered only if the pleadings, construed liberally in favor of the defendants, show on their face that there is no defense to the suit. Reid v. Karoley, 229 Ark. 90, 313 S.W.2d 381...

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