Clampit v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
This dispute over insurance coverage arises from a motor vehicle collision between members of the Clampit family and an underinsured motorist. The question is whether a provision of the Clampits’ insurance policy excluding a vehicle owned by the Clampits but not insured under that policy violates either Ark. Code Ann. § 23-89-209 (1987) or the public policy of this state. The trial court held the exclusion valid and unambiguous. We affirm.
James Clampit and Jo Carolyn Clampit, his wife, owned two motor vehicles — a 1989 Pontiac automobile and a 1989 Dodge truck. Both…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- People v. FriersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Deel v. SweeneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- Chaffin v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance CompaniesKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
- Veach v. Farmers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990
- Holcomb v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
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