Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Campbell

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case on appeal largely centers upon appellant Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company’s motion to dismiss and its Rule 12(b) defenses of insufficiency of process and lack of personal jurisdiction, and whether Farm Bureau in some manner waived these defenses below. Farm Bureau also asserted below that Rule 11 sanctions or penalty and attorneys’ fees under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-22-309 (Supp. 1993) should have been imposed against the Campbells.

Based upon Farm Bureau’s showing that the Campbells failed to obtain service of process on it within 120 days after having filed their…