Montana Law Week

The Weekly Digest of Montana Law

Default judgment, bank/Trustee, underground tank leak

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DEFAULT JUDGMENT against Trustee/Seller bank as to underground tank leak contamination liability and fees/costs to ranch Buyers under buy-sell set aside. . . motion to hold bank in contempt for failing to comply with default judgment denied. . . bank’s motion to file answer out of time granted. . . Best. [Read more…]

Insurance, premises liability defense costs, primary/excess

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INSURANCE: Primary insurer responsible for defense costs of premises liability suit pursuant to “Other Insurance” provisions in primary and excess policies. . . duty to defend not implicated since excess insurer did not abandon its insured. . . primary insurer required to reimburse excess insurer its fees & costs for defending insured from date defense tendered. . . Manley. [Read more…]