Legal Opinion
First Bank (N.A.) v. Transamerica Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1984No. 83-299PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gulbrandson
The United States District Court for the District of Montana has certified two questions to this Court for instructions concerning Montana law.
First Bank Billings has been named a defendant in three wrongful repossession cases, two of which have been filed in the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, and one in the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Transamerica has undertaken the defense of First Bank, but has reserved its rights under its insurance contract with the bank and has denied any coverage for punitive damages under this…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Missouri v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Village of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lazenby Ex Rel. Lazenby v. Universal Underwriters InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Gates v. Life of Montana InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Rummel v. Lexington InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- City of Fort Pierre v. United Fire & Casualty Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Columbia Casualty Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1984
- Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. LissMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- Baker v. ArmstrongNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
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