TRAVELERS INS. CO. v. SMITH

No. 98-433.

991 S.W.2d 591 (1999)

338 Ark. 81

The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY and Dan Ray, Appellants, v. Anna F. SMITH, Roseann McKibben, and Sue Ellen Smith, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis, Cox & Wright PLC, by: Constance G. Clark and Don A. Taylor, Fayetteville, for appellants.

Jeff Slaton, Springdale, for appellee Anna F. Smith.

Odom & Elliott, by: J. Timothy Smith, Fayetteville, for appellee Roseann McKibben.

Davis & Watson, by: Jeff H. Watson, Springdale, for appellee Sue Ellen Smith.


RAY THORNTON, Justice.

This appeal is from a jury verdict in favor of appellees, Anna F. Smith, Roseann McKibben, and Sue Ellen Smith, the widow and daughters of the late Alva Smith, against appellants, Travelers Insurance Company and their adjuster, Dan Ray, the workers' compensation carrier for Mr. Smith's employer. The trial court submitted to the jury the question whether appellants committed the tort of outrage by interfering with the rights of appellees to promptly...

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