Legal Opinion
Tynes v. Bankers Life Co.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1986No. 85-327PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrison
Bankers Life Company appeals the verdict entered in the Eighth Judicial District Court, County of Cascade, awarding Kelley and Walter Tynes judgment against Bankers Life. We affirm the jury verdict, but reverse the trial judge’s decision to award the Tynes attorneys’ fees.
Bankers Life is an insurance company authorized to sell group health insurance in Montana. Walter Tynes was the principal owner and employee of a family-owned plumbing shop in Great Falls. Kelley is his son. Bankers Life issued the plumbing shop group health insurance in June 1974. Kelley was originally covered under the…
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