MATKIN v. JONES

No. 76-175.

543 S.W.2d 764 (1976)

Ernest B. MATKIN, Jr., Administrator, Appellant, v. Samuel E. JONES, Individually and as father and next friend, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

December 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey, Trimble & Holt, by Jack Holt, Jr., John F. Forster, Jr., McHenry, Bryant & Polk, by James M. Bryant, II, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Laser, Sharp, Haley, Young & Boswell, Little Rock, Ike Allen Laws, Jr., Russellville, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

A head-on highway collision gave rise to the appellee Jones's complaint for personal injuries sustained by his minor son and to the appellant Matkin's counterclaim for the wrongful death of his son and for property damage. The jury did not award damages to either party. Matkin's two points for reversal relate to an inconsistent out-of-court statement shown to have been made by John DeBlock, a passenger in the Matkin car.

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