Howell v. Glacier General Assurance Co.

This is an appeal by Bill and Jensen Howell (Howells) and Grange Insurance Association (Grange) from a grant of summary judgment in favor of respondent Montana Insurance Guarantee Association (MIGA), the State of Montana and the Montana Potato Improvement Association (MPIA). Also appealed is the District Court’s denial of appellants’ motion to stay pending completion of discovery and its granting of respondents’ motion for protective order. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

Appellants present essentially two issues for review:

1. Did the court abuse its…