Case Name: Elaine WARREN, A Minor, and William C. WARREN v. Betty HAYES
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1973-11-13
Citations: 255 Ark. 500
Docket Number: 73-138
Parties: Elaine WARREN, A Minor, and William C. WARREN v. Betty HAYES
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 255
Pages: 500–500

Head Matter:
Elaine WARREN, A Minor, and William C. WARREN v. Betty HAYES
73-138
500 S.W. 2d 923
Opinion delivered November 13, 1973
Cockrill, Laser, McGehee, Sharp ir Boswell, for appellants.
Howell, Price, Howell ir Barron, for appellee.

Opinion:
Conley Byrd, Justice.
Late in the afternoon of the day before trial of this rear end automobile collision case appellants Elaine Warren, a minor, and William C. Warren amended their general denial answer to plead contributory negligence. Over objections of appellee Betty Hayes and notwithstanding a motion for a continuance, the case was tried to a jury resulting in a $1,000 personal injury verdict. The trial court granted appellee a new trial. We cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion under the circumstances.
Affirmed.