J. E. MERIT CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. COOPER

No. 01-194.

44 S.W.3d 336 (2001)

345 Ark. 136

J.E. MERIT CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. Louise COOPER.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C., by M. Stephen Bingham, Little Rock, for appellant.

David P. Price, P.A., by David P. Price, Magnolia; and Hamilton & Hamilton, by James A. Hamilton, Hamburg, for appellee.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

We assume jurisdiction of this tort case pursuant to Ark. R. Sup.Ct. 1-2(g) in order to achieve a fair allocation of the appellate workload. Appellant J.E. Merit Constructors, Inc. (Merit) raises eight points for reversal of a jury award in the amount of $150,000.00 in favor of appellee Louise Cooper, who sued Merit, alleging L.K. Webb, an employee of Merit's, negligently caused serious injuries to Cooper's face and left jaw.

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