Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Bourland
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 10, 1988No. 88-26PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
This is a unique default judgment case. The appellee, Ken Bourland, sued the appellant, Allstate Insurance Company, alleging entitlement to uninsured motorist coverage with respect to an accident in which his daughter, Jodi Bourland, was killed. He sued as administrator of the daughter’s estate and individually for damages to a car owned by him. Allstate denied coverage, claiming it had notified Mr. Bourland of cancellation. As Allstate is a nonresident corporation, it had 30 days to answer the complaint. Ark. R. Civ. P. 12(a). The complaint was filed April 22, 1987. On…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ayres v. WiswallSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Hopson v. North American Ins. Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1951
- Cammack v. ChalmersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Allen v. HatchettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Burns v. MaddenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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