Legal Opinion
Brunkhardt v. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 2005No. S-03-1087PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
Darlene Brunkhardt and Justin Brunkhardt, wife and husband, appeal the district court’s order dismissing their complaint seeking underinsured motorist benefits against Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Mountain West). The court dismissed the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm because Mountain West lacked sufficient contacts in Nebraska to confer personal jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND
In January 2001, Darlene, a Wyoming resident, was injured in a motor vehicle collision in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The *224Brunkhardts later settled with the tort-feasor’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batton v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1987
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska, Inc. v. DaileyNebraska Supreme Court · 2004
- United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Quality Pork International v. Rupari Food Services, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2004
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