THOMAS v. NEWMAN

No. 76-284.

553 S.W.2d 459 (1977)

Dean THOMAS, Sp. Adm., Appellant, v. Thomas Clayton NEWMAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

July 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Cole, Malvern, for appellant.

Barber, McCaskill, Amsler & Jones, Little Rock, for appellee.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Appellant Dean Thomas, father of Bradley Thomas, deceased, is Special Administrator of his son's estate and, as such, he was the plaintiff in a wrongful death action against appellee Thomas Newman. This appeal is from a judgment on a directed verdict in favor of Newman in that suit. The sole point for reversal is the propriety of that verdict. We find error in that action and reverse.

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