Jordan v. Atlantic Casualty Insurance

TOM GLAZE, Justice.

This case arose from an accident where Dennis Smith, the driver of a 1988 Ford Aerostar, ran a stop sign at Reed Road and Highway 65 in Desha County, and struck a car driven by Jonathan Jordan. Victor Jordan was a passenger. Seven months later, the Jordans sued Smith in Desha County Circuit Court seeking damages for the injuries they sustained in the accident. About eight months passed when Smith’s liability insurance carrier, Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company, filed a complaint for a declaratory judgment in Pulaski County Circuit Court. In its complaint, Adantic asked…