Opinion ID: 2334116
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Heading: Ark R. Civ. P. 49

Text: For his fifth point on appeal, McCoy argues that the trial court submitted an incomplete description of damages in a single interrogatory, violating Ark. R. Civ. P. 49 (2005). McCoy further asserts Ark. R. Civ. P. 49 was violated when the jurors signed a single interrogatory rather than separate interrogatories. The Montgomerys respond, arguing that McCoy never objected at trial to the verdict forms other than to request a general verdict. They contend that even if McCoy's argument is preserved, the trial court did not abuse its discretion. It is well settled that this court will not consider arguments raised for the first time on appeal. See Ford Motor Co. v. Arkansas Motor Vehicle Comm'n, 357 Ark. 125, 161 S.W.3d 788 (2004). In the present case, other than to request a general verdict, McCoy never raised an objection with regard to the verdict forms. McCoy never objected at trial that each line item required a separate verdict. He also failed to object on the grounds that the jurors did not sign separate interrogatories. Therefore, we conclude that he did not preserve these arguments, and we will not address them for the first time on appeal.