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Archive for February, 2008

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Vig v. Estate of Hutcheson

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0240,

2008 MT 72N,

BEVERLY M. VIG,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ESTATE OF LARRY CURTISS HUTCHESON,

Deceased,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Common Law Marriage, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Lamphere v. Dept. of Transportation

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0256,

2008 MT 71N,

RANDALL A. LAMPHERE,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Cause of Action, Contract, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Serena Vista v. DNRC

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 06-0759,

2008 MT 65,

SERENA VISTA, L.L.C.,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF

NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION,

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Judgment as a Matter of Law, Opinion, Water Rights | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Bean v. State

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 07-0049,

2008 MT 67,

DOUGLAS L. BEAN, TERRY L. BOULE, DOUGLAS J. CASSON, LOUIS E. COSTANTINO, JAMES A. DIXON, BRIAN W. DUVE, TONY L. EHNES, GLENN G. GASVODA, ERICK C. GILBERT, CURT K. GRAVES, BRIAN G. KNOWLES, DAVID M. LEE, JOSEPH M. MCKAMEY, DOUGLAS E. MAHONEY, DAVID W. PATCH, BILLY C. PLUNKETT, ROBERT L. RUTHERFORD, EZRA D. SCHEI, RICHARD A. SCHMIDT, JERRY L. SCHULTZ, RICK R. SILVA, DARNELL A. STUCKER, JACKIE L. WILLIARD, JR., RAYMON A. YODER, and ANTHONY K. HERING, SR.,

Plaintiffs and Appellees,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA, and the MONTANA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION,

Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Equal Protection, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: City of Billings v. Mouat

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 07-0192,

2008 MT 66,

CITY OF BILLINGS,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JO ANN MOUAT,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Double Jeopardy, Evidence, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Nelson v. Barlow

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 07-0197,

2008 MT 68,

SHERMAN NELSON, J. CHRISS and MYRNA CRAWFORD,

JAMES and WENDY KAUTZ, JAMES FERGUSON

and KEN THUERBACH,

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

JON BARLOW,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Judgment as a Matter of Law, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Barron

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 06-0739,

2008 MT 69,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

ALFREDO ANGELO-RIOS BARRON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Double Jeopardy, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Roe Family v. Lincoln Co. Board of Commissioners

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 06-0815,

2008 MT 70,

ROE FAMILY, L.L.C.,

Plaintiff and Appellee.

v.

LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,

SCOTT BYE, APRIL BYE, JOHN AUSTIN SARFF,

LESTER BUHLER, JONI BUHLER, GARY W.

MASON, SANDRA MASON, and DOES I THROUGH V,

Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Opinion | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Boomer Oil v. Surwill

Posted by scanner1 on February 27, 2008

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

DA 07-0196,

2008 MT 73N,

BOOMER OIL & GAS, INC.,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

ROBERT E. SURWILL, DEBBIE D. SURWILL, et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Stephenson

Posted by scanner1 on February 26, 2008

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

DA 07-0162,

2008 MT 64,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

BARRY ROGER STEPHENSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Opinion | Leave a Comment »