Legal Opinion
Boulter v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided July 11, 2018No. CV 17-68-BLG-SPWPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN P. WATTERS, United States District Judge
Before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment. (Docs. 14 and 17). This case presents the issue of whether walking in a parking lot with the purpose of getting back in one's car, after briefly exiting one's car to order a to-go breakfast during a long work-related road trip, is reasonably connected to the operation of one's car. For the following reasons, the Court holds that it is.
I. Undisputed Facts
The following facts are taken from the parties' joint statement of stipulated facts and Boulter's statement of undisputed facts, which The…
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