Poteat v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.

Sharon Poteat (Poteat) appeals the order of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, granting the motion of St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company (St. Paul) to dismiss her complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred by granting St. Paul’s motion to dismiss Poteat’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

On June 6,1985, Poteat suffered a work-related injury during the course of her employment as a nurse at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. In 1990,…