Draggin' Y Cattle Co. v. Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens, P.C.

¶1 Roger and Carrie Peters and Draggin’ Y Cattle Company, Inc., (collectively Peters) entered into a stipulated settlement with Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens, P.C., and Larry Addink (collectively Junkermier). The presiding judge—Judge George Huss—determined that the stipulated settlement was reasonable and entered judgment against Junkermier’s insurer, N ew York Marine and General Insurance Company. New York Marine appealed and questioned Judge Huss’s impartiality.

¶2 We concluded in that appeal that Judge Huss should have disclosed a potential conflict of interest. We referred the…