Legal Opinion
Lindsay Drilling & Contracting v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1984No. 83-79PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrison
The District Court of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, issued a declaratory judgment holding that United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF&G) has no obligation to defend Lindsay Drilling and Contracting (Lindsay) in a counterclaim action filed against Lindsay by The Seiler Partnership and Jeannie S. Mine Company. Lindsay appeals. We reverse the judgment of the District Court.
The Seiler Partnership and Jeannie S. Mine Company retained Lindsay in 1979 and 1980 to drill test holes on placer claims near Boulder, Montana. The economic feasibility of mining in that area…
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