CHAFFEE v. U.S. FID. & GUAR. CO.

No. 14109.

591 P.2d 1102 (1979)

Albert W. CHAFFEE, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Bruce Chaffee, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, a corporation, and Clifford J. Knapstad, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 2, 1979.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith & Harper, Helena, Charles A. Smith III argued, Helena, for plaintiff and appellant.

Gough, Booth, Shanahan & Johnson, Helena, Daniel C. Murphy argued, Helena, for defendants and respondents.


DALY, Justice.

The parties to this action proceeded in the District Court of the First Judicial District, County of Lewis and Clark, on an agreed statement of facts. They were seeking resolution of a coverage question concerning uninsured motorist insurance issued to appellant Chaffee by respondent United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (USF&G). The District Court held that Chaffee, as administrator of his deceased son's estate, was not entitled to combine...

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