Legal Opinion
Park Place Apartments, L.L.C. v. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 2010No. DA 10-0226PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 Plaintiff and Appellant Park Place Apartments, LLC (‘PPA”) appeals from the order of Flathead County District Court granting summary judgment in favor of Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company (FUMIC) and its former agent Bud Wilhelm (Wilhelm), and denying PPA’s cross-motion for summary judgment. PPA sued FUMIC, Wilhelm, and Montana Farmers Union Insurance Agency (MFU) when FUMIC denied coverage on a claim made by PPA. This case was consolidated with a third-party claim by Wilhelm against Whitefish Insurance Agency, Inc., but that claim is not a subject of this appeal. We reverse.
¶2 We…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Babcock v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- Counterpoint, Inc. v. Essex InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1998
- Cusenbary v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Montana Supreme Court · 2001
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