Legal Opinion

Swank v. Chrysler Ins. Corp.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 6, 1997No. 96-173PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray

Mary Swank and her insurer, Farmers Insurance Exchange, appeal from the judgment entered by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, on its order granting Chrysler Insurance Corporation’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse and remand with instructions.

FACTS

The facts are not in dispute. On June 22, 1994, Mary Swank (Swank) was test-driving a vehicle owned by Haggarty Motors (Haggarty), an automobile dealership in Great Falls. During the test-drive, she was involved in an accident with Bonnie May (May). May subsequently filed suit against Swank.

Chrysler Insurance Corporation…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Carbon County v. Union Reserve Coal Co., Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Meyer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. Leibrand v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. In Re the Estate of LienMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Iowa Mutual Insurance v. DavisMontana Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fisher v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Infinity Insurance v. DodsonMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Royal Ins. Co. of America v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. Royal Insurance v. RoadarmelMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  5. USF&G CO. v. John Deere Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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