State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Lawrence ex rel. Lawrence

Although the action taken by the Court in this case today is a denial of the requested review, it represents a determination that we have the constitutional power to hear and decide the case. The statement that the conflict has been resolved in a recent or simultaneously issued decision of this Court presupposes that there was conflict adequate to support the exercise of jurisdiction. I dissent and would dismiss the petition for review.

The decision of the district court brought before us by the petition for review was announced in an opinion that reads, in its entirety:

AFFIRMED on the…