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Archive for December 16th, 2008

OPINION: Jess v. State

Posted by scanner1 on December 16, 2008

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

DA 07-0539,

2008 MT 422,

LISA M. JESS,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA, ex rel., RECORDS AND DRIVER CONTROL

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Driver's License, Opinion, Particularized Suspicion, Peace Officer, Statutory Authority | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Cook v. Soo Line

Posted by scanner1 on December 16, 2008

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

DA 07-0726,

2008 MT 421,

JAY COOK,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY d/b/a CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Dismissal, FELA, Full Faith & Credit, Opinion, Res Judicata | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. J.D.N.

Posted by scanner1 on December 16, 2008

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

DA 07-0246

2008 MT 420,

IN THE MATTER OF

J.D.N.,

A Youth.

Posted in Criminal Mischief, Delinquent Youth, Felony, Misdemeanor, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Clark

Posted by scanner1 on December 16, 2008

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

DA 07-0148,

2008 MT 419,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

CODY CLARK,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Consent to Search, Miranda, Motion to Suppress, Opinion, Particularized Suspicion, Scientific Expert Witnesses | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Denke v. Shoemaker

Posted by scanner1 on December 16, 2008

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

04-636,

2008 MT 418,

MARK ALAN DENKE, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kathlyn N. Denke, Deceased,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

MAURICE SHOEMAKER, Councilman for the City of Thompson Falls, CITY OF THOMPSON FALLS, and the HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA,

Respondents and Appellees.

Posted in Employment Law, Governmental Immunity, Literary Reference, Municipality, Opinion, Unlawful Retaliation | Leave a Comment »