Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

ALPS Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. McLean & McLean, PLLP

Montana Supreme Court

Decided August 7, 2018No. DA 16-0739Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJustice Jim Rice

¶ 43 The Court overturns 50 years of Montana judicial precedent, holds contrary to uniform national jurisprudence, adopts a position argued by no party, and for which it cites no supportive authority, to conclude that § 33-15-403, MCA, does not provide for rescission of an insurance contract. Further, the Court's opinion erroneously denies ALPS their common law and statutory right to rescind. I dissent.

*663¶ 44 I compliment the District Court on its lengthy and scholarly analysis of the issue of insurance contract rescission, which I am grateful to draw upon here. The District Court discussed at…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Transamerica Insurance v. RoyleMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Jacobsen v. Allstate InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr. Reproductive Genetics Center, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. Henson v. Celtic Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993

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