Legal Opinion
Safeco Insurance v. Lapp
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1985No. 84-426PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
Safeco Insurance Company brought this action in Lewis and Clark County District Court for a declaratory judgment to determine its rights and obligations under a garage liability insurance policy that it issued to Prospector Chevrolet, Inc. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the District Court ruled that Safeco had no obligation to defend the lawsuit or pay a judgment under the policy. Defendants appeal and we affirm.
On September 16, 1981, a 1978 Chrysler Cordoba automobile driven by Clive H. Lapp allegedly crossed the centerline of U.S. Interstate Highway 94 in Custer County, Montana, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hughes v. Al Green, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
- National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company v. Laurence Colbrese, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Irion v. Glens Falls Insurance CompanyMontana Supreme Court · 1969
- Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Northwestern Mutual InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1963
- Country Mutual Insurance v. Aetna Life & Casualty InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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- Worley v. SchaeferNebraska Supreme Court · 1988
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