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LaFOUNTAINE v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS.

No. 84-526.

698 P.2d 410 (1985)

Ronald E. LaFOUNTAINE and Barbara J. LaFountaine, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 9, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. LaFountain, Billings, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Moulton, Bellingham, Longo & Mather, William Mather, Billings, for defendant and respondent.

SHEEHY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. The court set aside a default judgment obtained by plaintiffs and entered a judgment of $4,031.50 against plaintiffs' attorney, Gerald P. LaFountain, for sanctions pursuant to § 37-61-406, MCA. We affirm.

On September 14, 1983, plaintiffs filed a complaint against State Farm Mutual alleging bad faith in settling...

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