HORTON v. EATON

No. 75-169.

530 S.W.2d 669 (1975)

Eugene HORTON, Appellant, v. John EATON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Adams, of Adams & Covington, Harrison, for appellant.

C. Thomas Pearson, Jr., of Pearson & Woodruff, Fayetteville, for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

John Eaton, appellee herein, instituted suit against Eugene Horton, appellant herein, alleging that Horton had alienated the affections of appellee's wife, and additionally, that Horton had committed an assault and battery on Eaton. Punitive damages were sought as well as compensatory damages in both causes of action, and on trial, the jury returned a verdict for appellee in the amount of $52,000. From the judgment so entered, appellant brings...

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