Legal Opinion

Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Liss

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 2000No. 99-515PublishedCited by 26 opinions

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…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Ltd.California Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  3. Estate of Strever v. ClineMontana Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Northwestern National Casualty Co. v. PhalenMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance v. JohnsonMontana Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by26 opinions

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