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  "name": "Larry CLIFTON and Archie Ammons v. Robert GOOD and Christie Good",
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      "Larry CLIFTON and Archie Ammons v. Robert GOOD and Christie Good"
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        "text": "Darrell Hickman, Justice.\nThis simple accident case was tried to the judge without a jury and he dismissed the appellants\u2019 claim for failure of proof, refusing to admit the appellants\u2019 evidence of medical expenses and damages to the vehicle. In the case of the former, the judge ruled the appellants had not shown the expenses were reasonable and necessary; in the case of the latter, he ruled there was a failure to show the \u201cafter\u201d value of the vehicle. Clearly, the trial judge abused his discretion regarding the proof of damage to the vehicle.\nThe owner testified that the vehicle had a fair market value before the accident of $982. After the wreck, he said it was just scrap. When the court interjected that everything had some value, the owner testified he would give $25 for it; the fair market value was $25. The judge refused to admit the testimony.\nIt is settled law that the owner of property, both real and personal, may testify as to the value of property. L. L. Cole & Son, Inc. v. Hickman, 282 Ark. 6, 665 S.W.2d 278 (1984); Walt Bennett Ford, Inc. v. Brown, 283 Ark. 1, 670 S.W.2d 441 (1984). The judge should have admitted the evidence.\nSince the trial judge erroneously refused to admit the testimony, he necessarily was wrong in dismissing the appellants\u2019 lawsuit for failure of proof because the evidence made a prima facie case for the factfinder.\nThe judge\u2019s ruling regarding the medical bills is not as clearly wrong as that regarding the damages to the vehicle, although the judge made it clear he was going to strictly hold the appellants to the standards of proof. Upon retrial, it is unlikely that the appellants will fall short in proving that the medical bills were reasonable and necessary. See Bell v. Stafford, 284 Ark. 196, 680 S.W.2d 700 (1984).\nReversed and remanded.",
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        "author": "Darrell Hickman, Justice."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Compton, Prewett, Thomas & Hickey, P.A., for appellant.",
      "Honey & Honey, P.A., for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Larry CLIFTON and Archie Ammons v. Robert GOOD and Christie Good\n87-295\n745 S.W.2d 599\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered February 29, 1988\nCompton, Prewett, Thomas & Hickey, P.A., for appellant.\nHoney & Honey, P.A., for appellee."
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