# Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Arkansas Sheriff's Boys' Ranch

> Supreme Court of Arkansas · July 5, 1983 · 280 Ark. 53

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9767209

## Case

- **Full name:** MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. ARKANSAS SHERIFF’S BOYS’ RANCH Et Al
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Arkansas
- **Decided:** July 5, 1983
- **Citations:** 280 Ark. 53; 655 S.W.2d 389; 1983 Ark. LEXIS 1457
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Adkisson
- **Judges:** Dudley, Adkisson, Hickman
- **Cited by:** 23 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice, concurring in part, dissenting in part. Rule 408, Uniform Rules of Evidence, provides that statements made during settlement negotiations are “not admissible to prove liability for, invalidity of, or amount of the claim or any other claim.” To allow the substantive presentation of such evidence under the guise of impeachment for bias is but to circumvent the purpose of the rule which is to encourage open and frank settlement negotiations.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9767209. Public record. Not legal advice.