Am. States Ins. Co. v. Flathead Janitorial & Rug Servs., Inc.

Docket NumberDA 14-0803
Decision Date11 August 2015

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9 cases
  • Kramer v. Fergus Farm Mut. Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • Montana Supreme Court
    • October 13, 2020
    ...1027 (internal citations omitted). The Court must enforce insurance contracts as written. American States Ins. Co. v. Flathead Janitorial & Rug Serv. , 2015 MT 239, ¶ 12, 380 Mont. 308, 355 P.3d 735 (internal citation omitted). "An ambiguity exists where the language of a contract, as a who......
  • Stonehocker v. Gulf Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • Montana Supreme Court
    • March 29, 2016
    ...of insurance purchasers regarding the terms of their policies should be honored." Am. States Ins. Co. v. Flathead Janitorial & Rug Servs., 2015 MT 239, ¶ 22, 380 Mont. 308, 355 P.3d 735. When we apply the doctrine, we interpret an insurance contract "from the viewpoint of a consumer with av......
  • City of Missoula v. Duane
    • United States
    • Montana Supreme Court
    • August 11, 2015
    ... ... greater protection than the United States Constitution. For example, see Gryczan v. State, ... Council, Inc. v. Mont. Bd. of Land Comm'rs, 2012 MT 234, 366 ... ...
  • Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Keller Transp., Inc.
    • United States
    • Montana Supreme Court
    • January 12, 2016
    ...their common sense meaning, viewed from the perspective of a reasonable insurance consumer. Am. States Ins. Co. v. Flathead Janitorial & Rug Servs., 2015 MT 239, ¶ 12, 380 Mont. 308, 355 P.3d 735. A policy provision is ambiguous when, in light of the contract as a whole, it is reasonably su......
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