In all cases involving damage to motor vehicles, the measure of damages shall be the difference between the value of the vehicle immediately before the damage occurred and the value after the damage occurred, plus a reasonable amount of damages for loss of use of the vehicle.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-401
Measure of damages to motor vehicles
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Ge Zhan v. Sherman (1996)
Most recently applied in 101 Ark. App. 221 - CROOMS v. Capps (February 2008)
Acts 1975, No. 643, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-919.1.
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