Farmers Insurance Exchange v. The Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Company

907 F.2d 911 FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a chartered mutual insurance company, authorized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Province of Manitoba, Canada, Defendant-Appellee. No. 89-35409. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 7, 1990 * . Decided July 9, 1990. Patrick G. Frank, Worden, Thane, and Haines, P.C., Missoula, Mont., for plaintiff-appellant. Cresap S. McCracken, Church, Harris, Johnson and Williams, Great Falls, Mont., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Before FARRIS, PREGERSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 Farmers Insurance Exchange appeals the district court's dismissal of its action against The Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Company alleging breach of contract and bad faith denial of insurance coverage. The district court based its dismissal on lack of personal jurisdiction over Portage. We reverse. FACTS 2 This dispute resulted from a…