WESTERN ARKANSAS TEL. CO. v. COTTON

No. 75-228.

532 S.W.2d 424 (1976)

WESTERN ARKANSAS TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Raymond COTTON et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellant.

Hixson & Cleveland, Paris, for appellees.


BYRD, Justice.

Appellee Raymond Cotton, an employee of Darrell Hutcherson, d/b/a Hutcherson's Tree Service, was injured in Waldron, Arkansas, on July 28, 1970, while taking down some outdated telephone cables. To recover for Cotton's damages, Cotton and Hutcherson's Workmen's Compensation carrier, Employers Insurance of Wausau, brought an action against appellant Western Arkansas Telephone Company on the theory that appellant was negligent in selecting Hutcherson...

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