Legal Opinion
Jacobsen v. Allstate Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 2013No. DA 12-0130PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat
¶1 Defendant Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) appeals the order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, granting Plaintiff Robert J acobsen’s (J acobsen) motion for class certification. W e affirm the class certification but modify the certified class relief on remand.
ISSUES
¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:
¶3 1. Whether the District Court abused its discretion by finding that the proposed class met the requirements of M. R. Civ. P. 23(a)?
¶4 2. Whether the District Court abused its discretion by certifying a M. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2) class action lawsuit?
¶5 3.…
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