ARK. STATE HWY. & TRANSP. DEPT. v. GODWIN

No. CA 80-281.

606 S.W.2d 127 (1980)

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, Appellant, v. Billy Paul GODWIN, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

October 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Wilson, Little Rock, for appellant.

Kendall B. Jones, Fort Smith, for appellee.


PENIX, Judge.

This case involves a determination of when the assessment of the twenty percent penalty for failure to pay an award may be imposed.

Billy Paul Godwin, deceased, was employed as a weight inspector by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. His duties required him to weigh trucks, collect taxes, issue permits, and check the registration of trucks. On July 29, 1977, the decedent noticed a truck turning around on the median near...

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