Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Auto Owners Insurance Co. v. Messina
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 1, 2011No. SC 91013PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.
Introduction
Where does an insurance corporation reside for venue purposes?
Auto Owners Insurance Company filed a lawsuit in 2009 against Columbia Mutual Insurance Company and Biegel Refrigeration and Electric Company Inc. The lawsuit was filed in Jackson County, where some of Columbia Mutual’s agents are located. The case then was transferred to Boone County because the Jackson County judge found that venue was improper in Jackson County.
Columbia Mutual and Biegel acknowledge that this Court’s previous decisions hold that insurance corporations reside “in any county…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- STATE EX. REL. CITY OF JENNINGS v. RileySupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
- State Ex Rel. Henning v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Webb v. SatzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Belcher v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. GraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. City of Blue Springs v. SchieberMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
- State ex rel. HeplerBroom, LLC, and Glenn E. Davis, Relators v. The Honorable Joan L. MoriartySupreme Court of Missouri · 2019
- In the Interest of: A.S., WEBSTER COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICE, Petitioner-Respondent v. A.S.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2024
- Joshua Lasley v. St. Louis CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2025
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