Court Opinion

ID: 9656858
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 20:04:28.313309+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:13:37.028778
License: Public Domain

John B. Robbins, Judge, dissenting. Mr. Murphy knew when he bought his truck that there were 120 miles on its odometer and that the sticker price was $37,100, yet he bought it, paying $33,495. However, neither he nor the salesman knew that 40 of the 120 miles had been driven by a thief. Assuming that the trial court was correct, as affirmed by five judges of this nine-judge panel, that Mr. Murphy was indeed entitled to receive some damages because of these 40 unauthorized miles, an award of $7,000 defies reason and is clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. The trial court should have so found and granted a new trial, and we compound the injustice by failing to correct the error. See Ark. R. Civ. P. 59(a)(6). I dissent. Heffley, J., joins.