Legal Opinion

Ross v. United Services Automobile Ass'n

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 22, 1995No. 94-444PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andree Layton Roaf, Justice.

This is an insurance case that requires us to interpret our underinsured motorist statute, Ark. Code Ann. § 23-89-209 (Repl. 1992), and the amount of recovery an insured is entitled to when underinsured coverage is implied by operation of law.

Carolyn Ross, appellant, was in a motor vehicle accident on March 24, 1992, involving another vehicle operated by Michael Ceola. Ceola was apparently at fault. Ceola was insured with Liberty Mutual Insurance which had a $25,000 liability limit available to Ross for the accident. Ross was insured at the time by United Services…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Holman v. All Nation Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  2. Shelter Mutual Insurance v. BoughSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Kuchenmeister v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  4. American Casualty Co. v. MasonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  5. Jablonski v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Budget Rent-A-Car System, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Chamberlin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  3. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Stone v. AcuityWisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Toller v. SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2008

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