( January 31, 2024, 2:31 PM EST) -- HELENA, Mont. — A homeowning couple must finalize a settlement agreement resolving construction defects claims arising from allegedly defective remodeling of their home because text messages between one of the homeowners and the brother of the general contractor that performed the work constituted a valid settlement agreement that satisfied the statute of frauds, the majority of the Montana Supreme Court found Jan. 30 in affirming a trial court’s judgment....