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McDONALD v. HICKMAN

No. 5-5861.

478 S.W.2d 753 (1972)

Walter McDONALD et al., Appellants, v. Jerry W. HICKMAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daggett & Daggett, Marianna, John D. Eldridge, August, for appellants.

Knox Kinney, Forrest City, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries sustained by the appellee, Jerry W. Hickman, when he fell into an unguarded open stairwell in a house that was being constructed for one of the appellants, Walter McDonald (or MacDonald). The other appellant, also a defendant below, is Gerald Rooks, who was McDonald's chief carpenter. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, fixing his total damages at $17,500 and apportioning the negligence...

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