ATCHESON v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 12636.

527 P.2d 549 (1974)

Arthur J. ATCHESON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY and General Insurance Company of America, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loble, Picotte, Loble, Pauly & Sternhagen, Gene A. Picotte (argued), Carter N. Picotte (argued), Helena, Henningsen, Purcell & Genzberger, Butte, for defendant-appellant.

Corette, Smith & Dean, R.D. Corette, Jr. (argued), Gerald R. Allen (argued), Butte, for plaintiff-respondent.


JOHN C. HARRISON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the two appellant insurance companies from a partial summary judgment ordering the two insurance companies to provide a defense for respondent Atcheson in an action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

The two insurance companies, hereinafter referred to as Safeco, are the insurer of respondent Atcheson on policies issued on his business of being a taxidermist. The respondent...

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