ARKANSAS ROCK & GRAVEL v. CHRIS-T-EMULSION

No. 76-20.

536 S.W.2d 724 (1976)

ARKANSAS ROCK & GRAVEL COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. CHRIS-T-EMULSION COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith, Clegg & Eckert, Magnolia, for appellants.

Smith, Williams, Friday, Eldredge & Clark by William H. Sutton and Joseph E. Kilpatrick, Jr., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The decision in this case turns upon the meaning of the parties' contractual reference to "the Spring of '74." The trial judge considered the phrase to be ambiguous and submitted its meaning to the jury. The verdict was for the plaintiff-appellee, in the amount sued for, which means that the jury agreed with the plaintiff's interpretation of the contract. For reversal the defendant argues that...

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