Ex Parte Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co.

Liberty National Life Insurance Company and Torchmark Corporation1 (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Liberty National") petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Choctaw Circuit Court, either to dismiss this action or to certify to this Court for a permissive appeal under Rule 5, Ala. R.App. P., the question whether the action should be dismissed. We grant the petition.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Barbara Roberts, Duane Johnson, and Mary Nalley sued Liberty National in the Choctaw Circuit Court, alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, and…