Opinion ID: 1794434
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Heading: Applicability of Writ of Mandamus

Text: The insurer and its agent have invoked the writ of mandamus as the procedural vehicle by which to seek review of the state court's order denying their motion based upon the doctrine of prior pending action. See, e.g., Ex parte Canal Ins. Co., 534 So.2d at 583, and Ex parte Breman Lake View Resort, L.P., 729 So.2d 849, 851 (Ala.1999). With respect to the writ of mandamus, we stated in Ex parte Cincinnati Insurance Cos., 806 So.2d 376, 379 (Ala.2001): The writ of mandamus is an extraordinary writ; one petitioning for it must show (1) a clear legal right in the petitioner to the order sought, (2) an imperative duty on the respondent to perform, accompanied by a refusal to do so, (3) the lack of another adequate remedy, and (4) the properly invoked jurisdiction of the court. Ex parte Breman Lake View Resort, L.P., 729 So.2d 849, 851 (Ala.1999).