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MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. v. BIDDLE

No. 86-299.

732 S.W.2d 473 (1987)

293 Ark. 142

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Appellant, v. Randall W. BIDDLE and Cheryl Ann Biddle, his wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Granted October 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friday, Eldredge & Clark by Herschel H. Friday, William H. Sutton & William M. Griffin, III, Little Rock, for appellant.

Wilson, Walker & Short by Charles M. Walker, Hope, for appellees.

HAYS, Justice.

This case involves a collision at a grade crossing between a locomotive of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, appellant, and a truck driven by Randall Biddle, appellee. Biddle was seriously injured in the accident, and as a result lost the use of both legs and the partial use of his arms. The jury returned a verdict fixing the negligence at 40% by Biddle and 60% by Missouri Pacific, and awarding Biddle one million dollars. Cheryl Biddle was awarded...

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