Portal Pipe Line Co. v. Stonewall Insurance

Appellant Portal Pipe Line Company appeals from an order of the Montana Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, granting respondent First State Insurance Company’s cross-motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, M.R.Civ.P.

We affirm.

Portal presents five issues for this Court to consider:

1. Did the District Court err in determining that Ashland’s negligence claims did not constitute an “occurrence” as defined by First State’s policy?

2. Did the District Court err in allowing First State to rely on exclusions without reserving the right to do so prior to the time the…