Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Village at Deer Creek Homeowners Ass'n

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff-Appellant Mid-Continent Casualty Company (“Mid-Continent”) brought a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, seeking determination of its coverage obligations related to construction defect litigation. Defendant-Appellee, The Village at Deer Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. (the “Association”), moved to dismiss, requesting that the district court not exercise jurisdiction over Mid-Continent’s action. Weighing the five factors set forth in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Mhoon, 31 F.3d 979,…