REES v. SMITH

No. 08-293.

301 S.W.3d 467 (2009)

2009 Ark. 169

David REES and Rees Law Firm, Appellants, v. Sandra SMITH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodruff Law Firm, P.A., by: Arlon L. Woodruff and Jennifer Woodruff, Lake City, for appellants.

Timothy O. Dudley, Little Rock, for appellee.


JIM GUNTER, Justice.

Appellee Sandra Smith sued appellants, alleging various torts, after appellant David Rees allegedly demanded sexual favors as a condition of his continued legal representation of her. A jury awarded appellee $10,000 for emotional distress, and appellants now raise seven arguments on appeal: the trial court erred in (1) allowing appellee to present her claim when there is no legal basis for a right of recovery for emotional distress in breach of...

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