State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Henderson

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

This appeal was certified to us by the Arkansas Court of Appeals as presenting an issue of substantial public.interest needing further development of the law: Whether an insurance policy providing for uninsured-motorist coverage in a hit-and-run situation only if there is an actual collision between the vehicles violates our statutory law or public policy. Appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company argues that the Columbia County Circuit Court erred in granting summary judgment to Appellee Wilfer Henderson on the ground that the policy issued to him by…