EMPLOYERS SURPLUS v. MURPHY OIL USA, INC.

No. 98-1505.

993 S.W.2d 481 (1999)

338 Ark. 299

EMPLOYERS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. MURPHY OIL USA, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James & Carter, PLC, by: Daniel R. Carter, Little Rock; Of Counsel: Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones & Gay, by: G. Kenneth Norrie and Cheryl L. Worman, Jacksonville, FL; and Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young, P.A., by: James W. Christie, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, by: M. Samuel Jones, III, and Claire Shows Hancock, Little Rock; James E. Baine, El Dorado; and Compton, Prewett, Thomas & Hickey, P.A., for appellee.


ANNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, Justice.

This is the second appeal in this case. Employers' Surplus Lines Insurance Company ("ESLIC") makes several arguments in support of its contention in this appeal that the trial court erred when it denied ESLIC's motion for attorney's fees. We find no merit in ESLIC's arguments and affirm the trial court.

In the first appeal, we briefly summarized the history of this case as follows:

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., the appellee...

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