Iowa Mutual Insurance v. Davis

Iowa Mutual instituted a declaratory judgment action in United States District Court, Great Falls Division, to determine whether it is under any obligation to indemnify or defend Jeffrey Davis (Davis) in a personal injury suit brought by Curtis Beck (Beck). Beck brought suit against Davis in the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. The United States District Court certified the following question of law for review by this Court pursuant to Rule 44, M.R.App.P.:

“Do the provisions of Title 61, Chapter 6, Part 3, Montana Code Annotated, ‘Mandatory Liability Protection,’…