Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Unitrin, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 8, 2005No. 1040834PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Unitrin, Inc., petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court (1) to vacate its order denying Unitrin's motion to dismiss Darrell Ware's claims against it for lack of personal jurisdiction, and (2) to enter an order dismissing Ware's complaint insofar as it asserts claims against Unitrin. We grant the petition.
I. Factual Background
Ware sued Unitrin, United Insurance Company of America ("United"), and Winchell Jenkins, stating claims arising…
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