SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY v. THOMPSON

No. 5-6032.

485 S.W.2d 222 (1972)

SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Charles Michael THOMPSON, By His Father and Next Friend, Franklin Thompson, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. King, Charles G. Hollis, Little Rock, for appellant.

Travis Mathis, Arkadelphia, for appellee.


BYRD, Justice.

At issue between appellant Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and appellee Charles Michael Thompson by his father and next friend, Franklin Thompson, is whether a trench dug across the yard of Michael's grandparents was a proximate cause of the injuries he received when he fell over the grandparent's dog. The trial court denied a motion for a directed verdict. From a $5,000 judgment on a jury verdict, the telephone company brings this appeal raising...

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