Hawkins v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Norma Jean Hawkins, purchased an insurance policy from appellee, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm), on June 9, 1986, that provided uninsured motor vehicle bodily injury coverage with limits applicable to each person in the amount of $50,000. On October 7, 1986, Hawkins was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which the driver of the other vehicle had the minimum liability insurance required by our Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 27-19-101 to -721 (1987 and Supp. 1989), with limits of coverage applicable…