Tarinika Smith v. Church Mutual Insurance Company

RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. The Marshall County Circuit Court entered an order dismissing Adlai Johnson from the suit for Plaintiffs' failure to timely serve him. 1 Church Mutual Insurance Company ("Church Mutual") then moved to have the trial court declare that Tennessee substantive law controlled the case. After the trial court so declared, Church Mutual moved for summary judgment based on Tennessee law prohibiting direct actions against insurers for uninsured motorist ("UM") claims. The trial court then entered summary judgment in favor of Church Mutual. Plaintiffs seek…