Legal Opinion

Watters v. Guaranty National Insurance

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 2000No. 98-718PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson

*94¶1 Guaranty National Insurance Company (Guaranty) appeals from an order issued by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, granting summary judgment in favor of Charles K. Watters and Janet M. Watters (Watters), and denying its cross-motion for summary judgment.

¶2 We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

¶3 Guaranty has raised two issues which we restate as follows:

1. Once clear liability was established and damages undisputedly exceeded policy limits, did Guaranty violate Montana’s Unfair Trade Practices Act by conditioning the payment of policy…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Pareti v. Sentry Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  2. Meech v. Hillhaven West, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Ridley v. Guaranty National InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Treichel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. O'Fallon v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeMontana Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by47 opinions

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