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BATTON v. TENNESSEE FARMERS MUT. INS. CO.

No. CV-86-0392-PR.

153 Ariz. 268 (1987)

736 P.2d 2

Robert O. BATTON and Linda Batton, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. TENNESSEE FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

April 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hofmann, Salcito, Stevens & Myers, P.A. by Leroy W. Hofmann, Kenneth W. Burford, Phoenix, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon by Michael A. Beale, Jefferson L. Lankford, Phoenix, for defendant/appellee.

FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.

Robert and Linda Batton sued their automobile insurer, Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company (Tennessee Farmers), for breach of contract and bad faith. The trial court dismissed the Battons' suit on the ground that Arizona lacked personal jurisdiction over Tennessee Farmers. The court of appeals affirmed the dismissal, concluding "that exercise of jurisdiction in this case would be unconstitutional." Batton v. Tennessee Farmers...

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