Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 1, 2008No. DA 06-0045PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 Margaret Ferguson appeals an order of the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, denying her motion for certification of her lawsuit as a class action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.
¶2 We address the following issue on appeal: Whether the District Court properly denied certification of Ferguson’s proposed class.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 Ferguson was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident on December 14,1999, in which she incurred property damage losses and bodily injuries. Ferguson was insured by…
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