Legal Opinion

Amerimont, Inc. v. Fidelity National Title Insurance

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 2009No. DA 08-0410PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Amerimont, Inc., appeals the decision by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court of Gallatin County to grant Fidelity National Title Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

¶2 While Amerimont raises two issues on appeal, the dispositive issue is whether the District Court erroneously granted summary judgment to Fidelity after ruling on a question of material fact.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In 2003, Amerimont approached Allied Land Title, Inc. , 1 an agent for Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, seeking a title policy in the name of Monty…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of RolfMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Montana Board of Environmental ReviewMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Bruce K. Dovey v. BNSF RailwayMontana Supreme Court · 2008

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Continental Resources, Inc. v. Wyotex Oil CompanyDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2020

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