Essex Insurance v. Jaycie, Inc.

99 P.3d 651 (2004)

2004 MT 278

323 Mont. 231

ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JAYCIE, INC., d/b/a Gold Bar Tavern, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 04-100.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs August 4, 2004.

Decided October 6, 2004.

For Appellant: Tammy Wyatt-Shaw and Travis B. Dye, Phillips & Bohyer, P.C., Missoula, Montana.

For Respondent: Christopher C. Voigt, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, P.L.L.P., Billings, Montana.

Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Essex Insurance Company (Essex) filed a declaratory action against Jaycie,…