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OPINION: Marriage of Gorton & Robbins

Posted by scanner1 on April 15, 2008

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

DA 06-0482, 

2008 MT 123,

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF

THOMAS DUDLEY GORTON, II,

Petitioner, Appellee and Cross-Appellant,

and

GERIANNE ROBBINS,

Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Divorce, Marital Estate, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: State v. Kirkland

Posted by scanner1 on April 2, 2008

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

DA 06-0749,

2008 MT 107,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

DUANE EUGENE KIRKLAND,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Deferred Sentence, Opinion, Sentencing | No Comments »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Ponderosa Pines Ranch Property Owners Assoc. v. Clapper

Posted by scanner1 on March 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0176,

2008 MT 92N,

PONDEROSA PINES RANCH PROPERTY

OWNERS ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

RONALD DEAN CLAPPER,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Covenants, Unpublished Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Schuff v. Jackson

Posted by scanner1 on March 12, 2008

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

DA 07-0022,

2008 MT 81,

MARY JO SCHUFF,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ROBERT L. JACKSON,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Default Judgment, Evidence, Jury Instructions, Opinion, Summary Judgment | No Comments »

OPINION: Eisenhart v. Puffer

Posted by scanner1 on February 20, 2008

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

05-505,  

2008 MT 58,

GEORGE W. EISENHART, III, d/b/a

EISENHART BUILDERS,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JOHN PUFFER and BLANCHE PUFFER, a/k/a

JOHN W. PUFFER, III, and BLANCHE E. PUFFER,

Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Arbitration, Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Opinion, Substitution of Judge | No Comments »

OPINION: Vettel-Becker v. Deaconess

Posted by scanner1 on February 13, 2008

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

DA 06-0217,

2008 MT 51,

RICHARD A. VETTEL-BECKER,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER OF BILLINGS, INC.,

d/b/a/ DEACONESS BILLINGS CLINIC,

Defendant, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Opinion, Summary Judgment, Wrongful Discharge | No Comments »

OPINION: State v. Holland

Posted by mtlawlibrary on February 1, 2008

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

DA 06-0497,

2008 MT 26,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

HOMER HOLLAND,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Criminal, Sentencing | No Comments »

OPINION: Walters v. Luloff

Posted by mtlawlibrary on January 31, 2008

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

DA 07-0061,

2008 MT 17,

JAMES M. WALTERS and DIANE M. WALTERS,
Plaintiffs and Appellee,

v.

LARRY LULOFF, JANET PERKINS LULOFF,
PHYLLIS WEBSTER and THE BROKERS
A REAL ESTATE CO., P.C.,
Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Civil, Damages, Negligent Misrepresentation, Opinion, Real Estate, Summary Judgment | No Comments »

OPINION: Mont. Petroleum Tank Release Comp. Bd. v. Crumleys

Posted by mtlawlibrary on January 3, 2008

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

DA 06-0505,

2008 MT 2,

MONTANA PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE
COMPENSATION BOARD,
Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant,

v.

CRUMLEYS, INC., d/b/a KENECO PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT;
NORMAN EXCAVATING, INC.; D & L SERVICES, a General
Partnership and Its General Partners, DOUG DANDRO and
LEONARD WALLIS; and DOES 1-25,
Defendants,

FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Defendant and Appellant.
———————————————————————-
FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Cross-Claimants,

v.

CRUMLEYS, INC., d/b/a KENECO PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT;
NORMAN EXCAVATING, INC., D & L SERVICES, a General
Partnership and Its General Partners, DOUG DANDRO and
LEONARD WALLIS,
Cross-Defendants.

Posted in Administrative Law, Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Civil, Damages, Environmental Law, Evidence, Hearsay, Insurance, Opinion, Public Records, Subrogation | No Comments »

OPINION: Pinnow v. State Fund

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 13, 2007

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

DA 06-0203,

2007 MT 332,

GAYLE PINNOW,
Claimant and Appellant,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,
Respondent and Appellee,

and

HALVERSON, SHEEHY & PLATH, P.C.,
Intervenor and Appellee.

Posted in Administrative Law, Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Opinion, Recusal/Disqualification of Judge, Settlement Agreement, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Workers' Compensation | No Comments »