LaFountaine v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. The court set aside a default judgment obtained by plaintiffs and entered a judgment of $4,031.50 against plaintiffs’ attorney, Gerald P. La-Fountain, for sanctions pursuant to Section 37-61-406, MCA. We affirm.

On September 14, 1983, plaintiffs filed a complaint against State Farm Mutual alleging bad faith in settling a claim arising from an automobile accident between plaintiffs and State Farm’s insured. Plaintiffs attempted to serve defendant at its Billings Claim…