Legal Opinion
Khalaf v. Bankers & Shippers Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1978No. 57363, (Calendar No. 12)PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
An Illinois corporation committed a tortious act in Michigan and its insurer refused to defend against an action brought by Michigan residents or to satisfy a judgment.
This is an action by the Michigan residents against an Illinois insurance agent for negligence (errors and omissions) in procuring insurance for the corporation. The issue is whether, under the long-arm statute,1 a Michigan court may exercise *141limited personal jurisdiction over the insurance agent on the ground that, as a consequence of his negligence, the corporation was uninsured for its tortious act and the Michigan residents…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- Joan Elena Lanier v. The American Board of Endodontics and the American Association of Endodontists, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Jeffrey v. Rapid American Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1995
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