Grimmett v. Digby

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Petitioner Jimmy W. Grimmett, a state policeman, while patrolling the highways and while on regular duty as an Arkansas State Trooper, made a left turn in front of one of Home Insurance Company’s insureds causing damages in the amount of $996.67. When Home Insurance Company brought suit to recover the $996.67, petitioner moved to dismiss the action on the basis that it constituted an action against the State of Arkansas which was prohibited by Art. 5 § 20 of the Constitution of Arkansas and that the jurisdiction of such claims was exclusively with the Arkansas Claims…