Legal Opinion
Sokoloski v. American West Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1999No. Number 98-658PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage
¶1 This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in the Seventh Judicial District Court, McCone County. The District Court ruled that damages to the home and personal property of Mike and Vera Sokoloski for which they sought homeowners’ insurance coverage were not covered under their insurance policy. We affirm.
¶2 The issue is whether the court erred in granting summary judgment for the insurer, American West Insurance Company.
¶3 During four or five weeks in the holiday season of fall 1994, the Sokoloskis burned scented candles in their home. This caused a discharge of smoke and soot…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Aardvark Associates, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America, Aardvark Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- New Castle County v. Hartford Accident And Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Treichel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1997
- Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara Cty.California Court of Appeal · 1998
- South MacOmb Disposal Authority v. American InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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