Legal Opinion
Higginbotham v. Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 1, 1993No. 92-148PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
This dispute between insured and insurer over proceeds arising from personal injuries to the insured is certified to us by the Court of Appeals as containing both an issue of significant public interest and a legal principle of major importance. Our jurisdiction attaches under Rule 29.4(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
On February 29,1990, Scott Higginbotham (appellant) was seriously injured in an automobile accident. Scott’s father, Glenn Higginbotham, was insured by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (appellee) pursuant to an insurance contract…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rimes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Culver v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Powell v. Blue Cross and Blue ShieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Shelter Mutual Insurance v. BoughSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. ChewSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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3Cited by19 opinions
- The Sunbeam-Oster Company, Inc. Group Benefits Plan for Salaried and Non-Bargaining Hourly Employees v. Leonard Whitehurst, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Franklin v. Healthsource of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Hare v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Perry Fields v. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc. Government Employees Hospital AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Welch Foods, Inc. v. Chicago Title InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
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