Stutzman v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

945 P.2d 32 (1997)

Theresa Turcotte STUTZMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant and Respondent.

No. 96-699.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Heard June 24, 1997.

Submitted July 22, 1997.

Decided September 8, 1997.

Kenneth E. O'Brien (argued) Hash, O'Brien & Bartlett, Kalispell, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Robert J. Phillips (argued) Phillips & Bohyer, Missoula, for Defendant and Respondent.

REGNIER, Justice.

On October 11, 1995, plaintiff and appellant, Theresa Turcotte Stutzman, formerly Theresa Turcotte, filed an action in the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial…