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ELK CORP. OF ARKANSAS v. JACKSON

No. 86-122.

725 S.W.2d 829 (1987)

291 Ark. 448

ELK CORP. OF ARKANSAS, Appellant, v. Norman Claude JACKSON and Eva Jackson, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin, Rainwater & Draper by Richard E. Griffin, Crossett, for appellant.

Bill R. Holloway, H.L. Merideth, Jr. and Robert G. Bridewell, Greenville, Miss., for appellees.

HOLT, Chief Justice.

Norman Claude Jackson suffered extensive paralysis when the tractor-trailer rig he was driving overturned, throwing him out of the cab. He and his wife, appellees, brought suit against Elk Corporation of Arkansas (Elk), appellant, alleging Elk, in manufacturing and packaging bundles of rolled felt roofing, had produced a defective product and had loaded the roofing on his trailer in a negligent manner, causing the accident. The trial court instructed...

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