Verschoor v. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.

TAYLOR, Justice.

Injured on the job, a contract ranch hand rejected costly medical care until his employer’s insurance agent promised that treatment and rehabilitation would be covered. When the ranch hand’s recovery was cut short by the insurance company’s refusal to exceed the coverage limits of the employer’s policy, he sued the insurance .company, alleging promissory estoppel and negligent misrepresentation. Finding material issues of fact on both counts, we reverse the district court’s summary judgment and remand for trial on the merits.

I. ISSUES

Appellants, Chad and Kelly Yerschoor,…