Legal Opinion
James Q. Bryan and Gratha Bryan v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1967No. 18692PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
James Q. Bryan of El Dorado, Arkansas, was injured when a bus in which he was a passenger turned over on the morning of November 24, 1964. Mr. Bryan and his wife obtained a default judgment, based on negligence, against Herman Reid, the bus driver, in the amount of $75,000 for Bryan and $10,000 consortium loss for Mrs. Bryan, in the Circuit Court of Union County, Arkansas.
The Bryans then instituted this omnibus clause suit in Arkansas directly against Aetna, under Ark.Stat.Ann. § 66-4001 (1966 Repl.), for the amounts of the judgment against Reid and, under § 66-3238,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Lumber Mutual Casualty Ins. Co. v. StukesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Francis v. ScheperMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
- Elliott v. BehnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1939
- Elmer L. Caylor v. C. Edgar VirdenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Benham v. American Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Buford v. TremayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Hatridge v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Jerome James Anselmo v. Manufacturers Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Fred W. Klinge, M. D. v. Lutheran Charities Association of St. Louis, a Corporation, D/B/A Lutheran Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Leonard v. Sav-A-Stop Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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