Ark. Code Ann. § 16-65-103 (2020)
Computation of amount of judgment
In all judgments or decrees rendered by any court of justice for any debt, damages, or costs, and on all executions issued thereon, the amount shall be computed, as near as may be, in dollars and cents, rejecting smaller fractions. No judgment or other proceeding shall be considered erroneous for such an omission.
History. Rev. Stat., ch. 100, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 7351; Pope's Dig., § 9390; A.S.A. 1947, § 29-115.
Case Notes
In General.
An entry containing a statement that one of the defendants should have paid the plaintiff a certain amount each month but no statement of the amount due plaintiff was not a judgment within the meaning of this section, but only findings of fact upon which the judgment should be based. Thomas v. McElroy, 243 Ark. 465, 420 S.W.2d 530 (1967).
Costs.
In a condemnation action, costs awarded were to be treated as a judgment and the trust was entitled to postjudgment interest. City of Bryant v. Boone Trust, 2018 Ark. App. 547, 564 S.W.3d 550 (2018).
Final Judgment.
In a case alleging breach of contract that arose from a termination of employment, a July 2013 order lacked finality because it did not calculate an amount that a former employee was entitled to in dollars and cents; the fact that the court found that the former employee was entitled to lost wages of $45,000 less the amount she earned while employed by the county clerk did not cure a defect in a January 2013 order. Helena-West Helena Pub. Sch. Dist. v. Shields, 2014 Ark. App. 519 (2014).
Multiple Parties.
Judgment in a vehicle rollover case was not final as required by Ark. R. App. P. Civ. 2(a)(1), because it merely set forth the jury's findings that both the vehicle manufacturer and the other driver were responsible and the total amount of damages, rather than a specific dollar amount owed by the manufacturer pursuant to this section. Ford Motor Co. v. Washington, 2013 Ark. 88 (2013).
Cited: McWhorter v. McWhorter, 2009 Ark. 458, 344 S.W.3d 64 (2009); Daniel v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs., 2017 Ark. 206, 520 S.W.3d 258 (2017).