Legal Opinion
Eddleman v. Aetna Life Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 10, 1998No. 97-162PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 This is an appeal from a January 7,1997 order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissing with prejudice the complaint of Dan Eddleman and James D. Slack (Plaintiffs) filed against Aetna Life Insurance Co. (Aetna) on the ground that Plaintiffs failed to file their return of service of summons within the three year period specified by Rule 41(e), M.R.Civ.P. We affirm.
Background
¶2 Plaintiffs commenced their action with the filing of their complaint on November 12, 1992, claiming that Aetna had violated statutory rights of first refusal allegedly granted to…
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