United States Eighth Circuit

The Arkansas Supreme Court would adopt the position of the Restatement on Torts and would not recognize the joint-enterprise defense in an action between an injured passenger and vehicle's driver, thus the district court erred in instructing the jury on the defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/20/2003
• Published 03/20/2003

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was H. David Blair of Batesville, Arkansas.   Also appearing on the brief was Dwayne Plumlee.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Leigh M. Chiles of Jonesboro, Arkansas.   Also appearing on the brief were Paul D. Waddell and D.P. Marshall, Jr.