# Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-205: Allegation of damages

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T16_C114_S2_S16-114-205

## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-205
- **Heading:** Allegation of damages
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 114 / Subchapter 2 / Section 16-114-205

## Text

(a) In any action for medical injury, the declaration or other affirmative pleading shall not specify the amount of damages claimed but shall, instead, contain a general allegation of damage and shall state that the damages claimed are within any minimum or maximum jurisdictional limits of the court to which the pleading is addressed. (b) At any time after service of the pleading, the defendant may, by special interrogatory, demand a statement of the amount of damages claimed by the plaintiff, which shall be answered within thirty (30) days. Acts 1979, No. 709, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2618.

(a) In any action for medical injury, the declaration or other affirmative pleading shall not specify the amount of damages claimed but shall, instead, contain a general allegation of damage and shall state that the damages claimed are within any minimum or maximum jurisdictional limits of the court to which the pleading is addressed.

(b) At any time after service of the pleading, the defendant may, by special interrogatory, demand a statement of the amount of damages claimed by the plaintiff, which shall be answered within thirty (30) days.

Acts 1979, No. 709, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2618.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-201 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T16_C114_S2_S16-114-201.md)
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