St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Circuit Court
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Jim Hannah, Justice.
St. Paul Mercury Insurance CornDany seeks a writ of prohibition to stop the Craighead County Circuit Court from hearing a medical-malpractice action. Because a writ of prohibition is sought, jurisdiction lies in this court pursuant to Ark. R. Sup. Ct. 1-2(a)(3). The petition asserts that the trial court is wholly without jurisdiction.
St. Paul brought a motion to dismiss that included exhibits and reference to matters outside the pleadings. This converted the motion to a motion for summary judgment as provided for under Ark. R. Civ. P. 12(b). The motion was denied by the…
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