St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Cumiskey

Cumiskeys and Bradley appeal a judgment upon a Gallatin County jury verdict which set the cost of repairs of fire damaged property, which determined the parties’ liabilities to one another and which awarded and set attorney fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

In early 1978, Kevin Cumiskey contacted Elizabeth Bradley in order to lease West Yellowstone property owned by Bradley as the site of a Mexican restaurant. They entered into a lease agreement prepared by Cumiskey’s attorney which required that Cumiskey insure the property to protect Bradley’s interest and which specified that…