FARM BUREAU POLICY HOLDERS v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a class-action lawsuit brought by appellant Dennis Lee as class representative for Farm Bureau policyholders and members. The appellees, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas, Inc. (FBM), and Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (SFB), are carriers for automobile insurance and were the defendants in the lawsuit. The class was certified by the trial court in 1994 pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 23 and consisted of all current and past automobile policyholders (since January 25, 1989), who had paid Farm Bureau membership dues.…