Montana Majority: Statutory Cap Does Not Apply; Insurer Must Provide Full Limits

Mealey's (July 21, 2022, 9:49 AM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — A majority of the Montana Supreme Court on July 12 affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the $750,000 statutory cap does not apply and the insurer must provide Gallatin County, Mont., its $6.5 million policy limits for an underlying negligence lawsuit arising from an injury caused by a snowplow owned by the county....