Supreme Court of Arkansas

Elizabeth Ann Williamson v. Baptist Health Medical…

March 16, 20172017 Ark. LEXIS 77

Summary

The court dismissed the appeal because the judgment was not a final order: it merely reproduced the jury's interrogatory answers without stating the specific amount Baptist owed after allocation of fault. The court therefore lacked appellate jurisdiction and vacated the court of appeals' decision. Justice Baker concurred in the dismissal but stated that the circuit court could use the prior guidance discussed in the opinion to enter a conforming final judgment.