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OPINION: Eklund v. Trost

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 15, 2006

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

No. 04-780,

2006 MT 333,

DONALD S. EKLUND,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ROY TROST, LYNNE HAMILTON, Custodian for Roy Trost;

CARL MOODY; WHEATLAND COUNTY and its Sheriff,

STEVE RIVELAND; and YELLOWSTONE COUNTY; its

subordinate YELLOWSTONE COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE

CENTER; DONNA MARMON, Juvenile Probation Officer, and

her employers, GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, MEAGHER

COUNTY, MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, and WHEATLAND COUNTY,

Defendants, Respondents, and Cross-Appellants.

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