Court Opinion

ID: 9665069
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 00:38:26.870981+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:12.580744
License: Public Domain

John B. Robbins, Judge, concurring. I concur with the majority’s decision and the rationale set forth in its opinion. I would add, however, that except in a case involving a verified statement of account as provided in Ark. Code Ann. § 16-45-104 (1987), a plaintiff who is entitled to judgment by default must prove his damages with no less certainty than a plaintiff who contends against a non-defaulting defendant. See Ark. R. Civ. P. 55(b) and Rice v. Kroeck, 2 Ark. App. 223, 619 S.W.2d 691 (1981). I do not understand this reversal and remand to constitute a determination by this court that appellants have proven their damages with sufficient certainty, only that the trial court must make such determination without regard to the testimony of Dewayne Jones, who testified that he owned the land from which the stone was removed.