Northwestern National Casualty Co. v. Thomas

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellee E. Arthur Thomas sustained damages in a vehicular collision. He obtained judgment against his insurer, appellant Northwestern National Casualty Company, for his medical bills and car repairs. It is appellant’s contention that it had validly cancelled the policy prior to the accident. Whether or not the attempted cancellation was effective is the question on appeal.

Appellee was a distributor for the Arkansas Gazette in the Russellville area and owned two automobiles, a Ford and an Opel. He purchased a Northwestern passenger automobile policy through a local agency.…