NAUTILUS INS. v. FIRST NAT. INS. INC.

No. 92-085.

837 P.2d 409 (1992)

NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE, INC., d/b/a the FNI Group, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided September 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry G. O'Connell and Cindy E. Younkin, Moore, O'Connell, Refling & Manos, Bozeman, for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert M. Carlson, Corette, Pohlman, Allen, Black & Carlson, Butte. for defendant and respondent.


GRAY Justice.

Nautilus Insurance Company appeals from the granting of a directed verdict, and the judgment entered thereon, in favor of First National Insurance, Inc., by the Fifth Judicial District Court, Jefferson County. We affirm.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant on the basis that no duty was owed to the plaintiff.

Patty Crane (Patty), now known as Patty Flynn, contacted...

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