A person having a claim for personal injury or property damage arising out of the use of a motor vehicle in a foreign country by another who, at the time of the injury or damage, was covered by a policy of automobile liability insurance with an insurer subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, may sue the insurer directly on the claim in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county of which the person was a resident at the time the injury or damage occurred.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-201
Claims arising outside United States — Automobile liability insurer
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Archer v. Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Louis, Inc. (2009)
Most recently applied in Archer v. SISTERS OF MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (February 2009)
Acts 1965, No. 130, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-3244.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.