Kansas Statutes 40-220. Action against insurance company to be brought in this state; injunction
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-220
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- insurance company: shall mean and include all corporations, companies, associations, societies, fraternal benefit societies, reciprocal exchanges, persons or partnerships writing contracts of insurance, indemnity or suretyship in this state upon any type of risk or loss except insurance companies transacting business pursuant to the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-222c
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means any individual, aggregation of individuals, trust, association, partnership or corporation, or any affiliate thereof. See Kansas Statutes 40-222f
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is a resident of this state to bring or maintain any action arising in this state, at law or in equity, against any insurance company organized under the laws of this state except in some court of competent jurisdiction of this state; and any such insurance company shall be entitled to a writ of injunction against the maintenance of any such action and against the enforcement of any judgment which may be procured in violation of this section.