State, Judicial Branch, Office of the Court Administrator v. Berdahl

¶1 Charlene A. Berdahl (Berdahl) appeals the declaratory judgment entered by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, holding that the State of Montana owed no duty to defend or indemnify George Huss (Huss) against claims filed by Berdahl, and had no obligation to pay the stipulated settlement and confessed judgment between Huss and Berdahl. We affirm, and address the following issue:

Did the District Court err by holding that the State bore no obligation to pay the stipulated settlement between Huss and Berdahl?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 The facts found by the…