Legal Opinion
Southall v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. of Ark.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 10, 1982No. 82-42PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Rose Smith, Justice.
This suit was tried in the court below as a test case to determine whether an insurance policy covering loss caused by hail includes loss caused by sleet. The Court of Appeals certified the case to us as presenting an issue of public interest, because a number of other pending cases may be affected by the decision. Rule 29 (4) (b).
The plaintiff Southall, the insured, introduced proof to show that on January 11,1978, sleet fell all day long and into the night. The next morning Southall found that the accumulation of about four inches of sleet on top of his chicken…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Arkansas Rock & Gravel Co. v. Chris-T-Emulsion Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Security Insurance Co. of Hartford v. OwenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- Evana Plantation, Inc. v. Yorkshire Ins.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Farmers Union Mutual Insurance v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
3Cited by39 opinions
- Elam v. First Unum Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Smith v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Reynolds v. Shelter Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Morrow Land Valley Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Hisaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
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