Hargraves v. Continental Assurance Co.

I respectfully dissent. I feel that the majority has not only misconstrued the effect of the holding in Palmer v. Standard Life & Accident Ins. Co., 238 Ark. 585, 383 S. W. 2d 285, but has also ignored a cardinal rule of construction of insurance contracts. I also feel that the majority has misconstrued appellant’s argument relating to the application of the Palmer case. It treats the contention of appellant as though he were asserting that the rule there followed would be applicable to a “status of coverage.” I do not so interpret the argument, but submit that appellant correctly asserts…