Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Southwestern Improvement, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided November 19, 1986No. CA 86-122PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
George K. Cracraft, Chief Judge.
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company appeals from a decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission holding it liable for benefits due an employee of Southwestern Improvement, Inc., who was injured after the employer had received notice of cancellation of the workers’ compensation policy. The sole issue for us to determine is whether the notice requirements of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1338(b) (Repl. 1976) are mandatory. We conclude that those provisions are mandatory and affirm the decision of the Commission.
The facts are not in dispute. The appellant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Central Surety & Ins.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Claim of Cloutier v. General Ship Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Traders & General Ins. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
- Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. SpurlockSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
3Cited by1 opinion
- Simpson v. Dale E. Saunchegrow ConstructionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998