Baker v. South Coast Life Insurance

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

Did the merger of a life insurance company constitute, as a matter of law, a withdrawal by that company from the state of Arizona? After the merger of two life insurance companies, did the surviving corporation assume the agency contract of the extinguished corporation? These questions are presented on this appeal from the judgment entered on a directed verdict against Leslie N. Baker and Joy Baker, husband and wife, and Irving L. Baker, plaintiffs in the trial court and appellants herein.

The Bakers had entered into a general life insurance agency contract with…