Rich v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

¶1 The following certified question was presented to this Court by the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division, on April 25, 2002, and accepted on May 7, 2002: “Whether, under [the circumstances described in the Certification Order], Rule 41(e), M.R.Civ.P., as it existed prior to January 1, 2000, precludes the maintenance of the underinsured motorist coverage damage action arising out of the 1993 accident filed by Plaintiff in Federal Court.” However, as the Certification Order acknowledges, this Court may reformulate the question under Rule 44(d),…