WOODLINE MOTOR FREIGHT v. TROUTMAN OIL CO.

No. 96-1084.

938 S.W.2d 565 (1997)

327 Ark. 448

WOODLINE MOTOR FREIGHT, INC., Appellant, v. TROUTMAN OIL COMPANY, INC. and Jerry Crosland, d/b/a Jerry's One Stop, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Baker, Jr., Little Rock, for Appellant.

Scott M. Strauss, G. Spence Fricke, Little Rock, Larry Cook, Cabot, for Appellee/Troutman Oil Company, Inc.

Phillip A. Raley, Pine Bluff, for Appellee/Jerry Crosland d/b/a Jerry's One Stop.


ARNOLD, Chief Justice.

The sole issue presented in this negligence case is whether the trial court erred in awarding prejudgment interest on the property damages awarded to appellees Troutman Oil Company, Inc., and Jerry Crosland, d/b/a Jerry's One Stop. The resolution of this issue requires us to examine and clarify the law on prejudgment interest in Arkansas. After a thorough review of the history of our jurisprudence on this subject, we hold that the trial court...

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