Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc. v. Southall

John I. Purtle, Justice.

This is an original action in this court. Petitioner seeks to prohibit the Pulaski County Circuit Court from hearing a case wherein the plaintiff alleges the defendant committed the tort of bad faith in refusing to properly handle a claim for damages arising under the terms of a contract of insurance between the parties. A petition for a writ of prohibition is not the proper remedy for failure of the trial court to grant a motion to dismiss.

The petitioner issued a policy of insurance to respondent Southall. The policy provided, among other things, coverage for loss…