State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Bush Hog, LLC

¶1 The United States District Court for the District of Montana, Billings Division, has certified the following three questions to this Court pursuant to M. R. App. P. 15(3):

1. Is a defendant who wishes to assert a claim for contribution against a person whose negligence may have been the proximate cause of the injury for which a plaintiff seeks damages required by §27-1-703, MCA, to assert that claim in the lawsuit filed by plaintiff, or may the defendant seek contribution in a subsequent action?

2. Does Montana’s strict products liability law recognize a right of “upstream” indemnity against…