Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Liss
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 Vicky Liss and Patricia Bruthers (hereinafter Bruthers) appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of Safeco, as well as the denial of their own motion for summary judgment, by the Fifth Judicial District Court, Madison County. Safeco brought a declaratory judgment action, seeking an order that it had no duty to indemnify or defend Liss, its insured, in a lawsuit brought by Bruthers against Liss for the injuries Bruthers received after Liss shot her with a .22 caliber handgun. The District Court granted Safeco’s summary judgment based on policy provisions excluding intentional and…
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