Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-947PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company seeks a writ of prohibition against the St. Francis County Circuit Court and for its grounds, asserts that court has erroneously assumed subject matter jurisdiction of a tort-of-outrage case filed by Willie Coleman. Liberty Mutual contends Mr. Coleman’s exclusive remedy is under the Workers’ Compensation Act. See Fore v. Circuit Court of Izard County, 292 Ark. 13, 727 S.W.2d 840 (1987).
In the present case, Mr. Coleman, a workers’ compensation claimant, sustained an injury to his right hand and arm on September 1,1989. The workers’…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bearden Lumber Co. v. BondCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1983
- Fore v. Circuit Court of Izard CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Aluminum Co. of America v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
- Cain v. National Union Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
- Johnson v. Houston General InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Travelers Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- DeOliveira v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Breton v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Curtis Frisby v. Milbank Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- Joshlin Bros. Irrigation v. Sunbelt Rental Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
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