Butler v. Travelers Insurance
District Court, D. Montana
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LOVELL, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on Defendant’s motion for summary judgment filed pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff has filed a response in objection to the motion. Based on the parties’ briefs and the record in this case, the court is prepared to rule on Defendant’s motion.
ISSUE
Defendant Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers) claims that it is immune from liability because it acted under obligation of and in accordance with federal law in surrendering to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) property owned by Plaintiff and levied on by the IRS.
' BACKGROUND
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