Legal Opinion
Arkansas Farm Bureau Ins. Federation v. Ryman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 11, 1992No. 92-107PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.
This appeal concerns a provision in an insurance policy, providing coverage for accidental death arising out of motor vehicle use, which requires the insured to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident in order to effectuate coverage. The case was certified to us from the Arkansas Court of Appeals under Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 29.4(b) as involving an issue of significant public interest.
The facts are not in dispute.
On September 20, 1989, Granville Ryman suffered fatal injuries in an automobile accident. As a member in good standing of the Van Burén…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dillard v. Resolution Trust Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Life Cas. Ins. Co. of Tenn. v. BarefieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1933
- Home Indemnity Co. v. City of MariannaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Smackover State Bank v. OswaltSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
- State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. v. BakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Keller v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Reynolds v. Shelter Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- State Automobile Insurance Co. v. Michael J. LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. MidgettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BeaversSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
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