Legal Opinion

Varvil v. M.F.A. Mutual Insurance Companies

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 11, 1967No. 5-4419PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

At tbe time of Ms death last year Howard W. Varvil owned two automobiles. The appellee had issued separate but identical insurance policies upon the two cars, each policy providing a maximum funeral benefit of $1,000. Varvil was killed wMle riding in what the policies refer to as a non-owned automobile. His funeral expenses amounted to $1,557.43. The appellant, as the administrator of Var-vil’s estate, brought this action to recover the full amount of the funeral expenses. The trial court, upon stipulated facts, sustained the defendant’s contention that its…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kansas City Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. EppersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
  2. Pusti v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. MFA Mutual Ins. Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
  2. Safeco Insurance Company of America, a Corporation v. Dale L. Robey, Dale L. Robey v. Safeco Insurance Company of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  3. Childers v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1968
  4. Woolston v. State Farm Mutual Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1969
  5. Dugal v. Commercial Standard InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1978

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