Opinion ID: 170417
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Heading: The state court lawsuit against the insured.

Text: About three months after the discussion just described, Fidelity filed suit. Fidelity sued the Johnsons, Wagner, Coalition Lodge Condominiums, Coalition Condos (the management company owned by Marguerite Johnson), and the Association. The lawsuit alleged eleven claims, including unlawful detainer, trespass, private nuisance, conversion (of rents received), quiet title, breach of fiduciary duty, and slander of title. The present 1 The reference was presumably to Utah Code Ann. § 57-8-6, part of the Utah Condominium Ownership Act, which provides: “Each unit owner shall be entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of his unit.” -3- suit concerns whether that suit by Fidelity was within the liability insurance coverage of the policy issued to the Association by State Farm. Ruth Wagner filed an answer on behalf of most of the defendants but did not continue to actively defend the case. Eventually, due to the failure of the defendants (including at least the Johnsons, Wagner, and the Association) to comply with discovery orders and to respond to Fidelity’s motion for summary judgment, Fidelity obtained a judgment by default.