Montana Ass'n of Underwriters v. State Ex Rel. Department of Administration

Plaintiff filed an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the State Department of Administration and a private corporation to block implementation of a deferred compensation plan for public employees. The district court, Lewis and Clark County, the Hon. Gordon R. Bennett, district judge, granted summary judgment to defendants denying the requested relief. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff is the Montana Association of Life Underwriters, a trade association whose members are involved, among other things, in the field of employee pension plans. There are two defendants: The…