Thomas v. Northwestern National Insurance

¶1 The appellants, Peter J. Thomas and Leonard L. Thomas, doing business as Stan & Sons Plumbing & Heating, filed an action against their insurer, Northwestern National Insurance Company, in the Third Judicial District Court, Powell County. The thrust of the lawsuit is that Northwestern wrongfully refused to defend and indemnify Stan & Sons under a commercial general liability insurance policy. At issue is a change to a policy exclusion relating to pollution coverage that Northwestern made during an annual renewal of the policy. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of…