Legal Opinion
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. Daniel
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 5, 1969No. 5-4903PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Conley Byrd, Justice.
The issues here are (1) whether punitive damages arising out of an accident are recoverable within the terms of appellant Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s automobile liability policy, and (2) whether such recovery is contrary to the public policy of the state of Arkansas. It is stipulated that as a result of an automobile accident between Larry White and appellee Bichard A. Daniel, the jury returned a verdict for Daniel in the amount of $7,000 compensatory damages and $5,000 punitive damages. The policy in question, a comprehensive automobile policy,…
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