Legal Opinion
Carolina Casualty Insurance v. Helms
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1957No. Civ. Nos. 15780, 15781PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil action brought to enforce an oral contract for the issuance of a policy of liability insurance. Diversity of citizenship and involvement of the requisite amount form the basis for federal court jurisdiction. The law of Arkansas is controlling. The parties will be referred to as in the court below. Arthur K. Helms, an incompetent person, by Dora Helms Bohon, his guardian, was plaintiff and Carolina Casualty Insurance Company was defendant.
On August 12, 1955, G. W. McDonald, as agent for Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, the defendant, entered into an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Graham v. RemmelSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Aetna Insurance v. ShortSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
- American Sales Book Co. v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Concordia Fire Ins. v. HeffronAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- Izard v. Connecticut Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
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