United States Ninth Circuit

Insurer, who insured bar for alcohol-related personal injuries, did not breach duty to defend or investigate a personal injury claim where insured told investigator no alcohol was involved and plaintiff did not allege alcohol consumption in complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/09/2000
• Decided 04/02/2001
• Published 04/02/2001

Judges

• Before:  B. FLETCHER, HALL, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John R. Gordon,Reep, Spoon & Gordon, Missoula, Montana, for defendant-appellant/appellee., Monte D. Beck and John J. Richardson, Beck & Richardson, Bozeman, Montana, for plaintiff-appellee/appellant.