Legal Opinion
Finn v. Dakota Fire Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 2015No. DA 15-0002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
¶1 David Finn appeals the order of the Seventh Judicial District Court, Richland County, holding that he did not have insurance coverage in effect at the time he damaged his pickup truck in an accident, due to his nonpayment of a renewal premium. We affirm, addressing the following issue on appeal:
Did the District Court err hy holding that Dakota Fire properly cancelled an insurance policy for nonpayment of a renewal premium?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶2 Dakota Fire Insurance Company issued an insurance policy to David Finn, covering his 2007 Silverado pickup truck, effective from May…
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