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Notices of new Opinions and Orders from the Montana Supreme Court, Library Announcements, Research Tips, and Montana Legal News

Archive for December, 2007

OPINION: BeVan v. Liberty Northwest Insur. Corp.

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 21, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter: 

DA 06-0826,

2007 MT 357,

MARIL BeVAN,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORPORATION,

Respondent/Insurer and Appellant.

Posted in Civil, Employment Law, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

Montana Legal Services Tip of the Week: Short term loans

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 21, 2007

Did you know . . .

that short term loans such as payday loans are very expensive credit?  Payday loans, cash advance loans, check advance loans, post-dated advance loans, and deferred deposit check loans usually have very high interest rates.  There are ways to help protect yourself if you are thinking about getting one of these loans.

For more information, please visit the Consumer section of MontanaLawHelp.org.   If you can’t find the information you want, click on the LiveHelp button.  Or call the Montana Legal Services Association HelpLine at 1 (800) 666-6899.

Posted in Legal Tip | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Schoonen v. Reichle

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0831,

2007 MT 356N,

WENDY F. SCHOONEN,
Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

RYAN E. REICHLE,
Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Marriage of Petryszak

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0798,

2007 MT 355N,

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF
SAMUEL S. PETRYSZAK,
Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

ANNE F. PETRYSZAK,
Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Estate of Anderson-Feeley

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0442,

2007 MT 354,

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
MARY JANICE ANDERSON-FEELEY,
Deceased.

Posted in Civil, Conflicts of Interest, Opinion, Probate | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Povsha v. City of Billings

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0204,

2007 MT 353,

RODNEY R. POVSHA, et al.
Plaintiffs, Petitioners and Appellants,

v.

CITY OF BILLINGS, et al.,
Defendants, Respondents and Appellees.

Posted in Mootness, Opinion, Real Estate, Zoning | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Nikolaisen v. Advance Transformer Co.

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

05-727,

2007 MT 352,

ROBERT NIKOLAISEN, JUDY NIKOLAISEN,
and PLENTYWOOD ELECTRIC, INC.,
Plaintiffs and Appellees,

v.

ADVANCE TRANSFORMER CO. and
JOHN DOES I – III,
Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Civil, Civil Procedure, Default, Opinion, Service of Process | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Matter of Mental Health of D.V.

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

05-568,

2007 MT 351,

IN THE MATTER OF
THE MENTAL HEALTH OF D.V.,
Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Civil, Civil Commitment, Conflicts of Interest, Constitutional Law, Mootness, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Qwest v. Mont. Dept. of Public Serv. Regulation

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

05-035,

2007 MT 350,

QWEST CORPORATION,
Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
REGULATION, MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION,
Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Administrative Law, Final Agency Action, Opinion, Ripeness | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Krause v. Erb

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 19, 2007

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0124,

2007 MT 349N,

KADE KRAUSE,
Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

JOHN ERB,
Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »