Lane v. Farmers Union Insurance

¶1 Plaintiff and Appellant Nancy Lane (Lane) appeals from summary judgment granted by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County. In her complaint, Lane alleged that the Defendant and Respondent, Farmers Union Insurance (Farmers), improperly denied coverage following a fire that severely damaged Lane’s home, under a policy that named both her, and her husband Brad, as insureds. The District Court found that the intentional acts of Brad Lane, as decreed by a prior default judgment, precluded Lane’s recovery under the express terms of her policy with Farmers. Lane’s motions to…