Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 18, 1963No. 5-2941PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jim Johnson, Associate Justice.
This is a suit to collect the proceeds of an accident insurance policy brought by the estate of the insured who drowned in a swollen river some distance from her stalled car.
On Saturday night, May 8, 1961, shortly before 11:00 p.m., the insured, Miss Carmelia Irene Hilliard, left the residence of Dr. Howell E. Leming to go to her home which was about five miles from Fayetteville. During that day there had been heavy storms and rainfall, and when the insured left the residence of Dr. Leming, it was very stormy with heavy rain. Earlier in the evening the insured’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BelsheSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Wright v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1926
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. KellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
- Walden v. Automobile Owners Safety Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Estate of HeckmanColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
- Tresa K. Ross v. Royal Globe Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Heckman v. J.C. Penney Life Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2001