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UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Lamphere v. Dept.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The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: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Posted in Cause of Action, Contract, Unpublished Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Bonner Sch. Dist. No. 14 v. Bonner Educ. Ass’n

Posted by mtlawlibrary on January 16, 2008

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

DA 06-0724,

2008 MT 9,

BONNER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14,
Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

BONNER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION,
MEA-MFT, NEA, AFT, AFL-CIO,
Respondents and Appellants.

Posted in Administrative Law, Civil, Contract, Labor Law, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Rich v. Ellingson

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 19, 2007

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

DA 06-0735,

2007 MT 346,

KIERSTEN RICH,
Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

JEFFREY ELLINGSON, d/b/a ELLINGSON
LAW OFFICE and ATTORNEY’S
LIABILITY PROTECTION SOCIETY,
Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Civil, Contract, Legal Malpractice, Opinion, Settlement Agreement | No Comments »

OPINION: Stowers v. Community Medical Center

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 5, 2007

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

DA 06-0361,

2007 MT 309,

JOHN STOWERS,
Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.,
Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Civil, Contract, Employment Law, Opinion, Ratification, Wrongful Discharge | No Comments »

OPINION: Knucklehead Land Co. v. Accutitle

Posted by mtlawlibrary on November 21, 2007

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

DA 06-0561,

2007 MT 301,

KNUCKLEHEAD LAND COMPANY,
INC., a Montana corporation,
Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ACCUTITLE, INCORPORATED, a Montana corporation, d/b/a
AMERICAN TITLE AND ESCROW; and FLATHEAD COUNTY
TITLE COMPANY, a Montana corporation,
Defendants, Third-Party Plaintiffs and Appellees,

v.

SHAPIRO & MEINHOLD, L.L.P.,
Third-Party Defendant.

Posted in Contract, Damages, Foreclosure, Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Opinion, Real Estate | No Comments »

OPINION: Hogenson Construction of N.D. v. Montana State Fund

Posted by mtlawlibrary on October 25, 2007

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

DA 07-0015,

2007 MT 267,

HOGENSON CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH DAKOTA,
Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,
Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Bad Faith/Unfair Dealing, Civil, Contract, Insurance, Opinion, Workers' Compensation | No Comments »

OPINION: Performance Machinery v. Yellowstone Mountain Club

Posted by mtlawlibrary on October 2, 2007

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

05-190,

2007 MT 250,

PERFORMANCE MACHINERY CO., INC.,
Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

YELLOWSTONE MOUNTAIN CLUB, LLC,
Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Civil, Contract, Damages, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Kuhr v. City of Billings

Posted by mtlawlibrary on August 15, 2007

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

DA 06-0373,

2007 MT 201,

KRIS L. KUHR, CARL L. ZABROCKI, ED NEWLIN, DONALD
REGNIER, GILBERT SOMMERVILLE, WALT KUHR, RON
MARTIN, URIAH THATCHER, VINCE CHRISTENSEN,
GARY PUCKETT, RICK ELSENPETER, MILO LAMPHIER,
MICHAEL ERBEN, WAYNE HIRSHI, LARRY RENNICH,
GEORGE WALKKI, RONALD D. SNELLING, LESLIE SOHLHIEM,
MARK PADDOCK, JEFFREY M. BRANDT, ROBERT B. DUNN,
JEFF BLOOM, GREG BOCHY, MATTHEW J. HOPPEL,
JOE E. KEENER, FRANCIS A. EWALT, GENE A. SPEIDEL,
CLAYTON L. POST, KELLY FUGERE, STEVE WILSON,
JAMES MANNING MERTZ, HERMAN ROOKHAIZEN, BRET A.
THORMAHLEN, STEPHEN P. HOKLIN, JAMES V. DAY,
SANDY ROGERS, MICHAEL W. MARTIN, EDWARD J.
RIESINGER, LEE BRADY, KEVIN BENTZ, WADE MADISON,
TERRY O’TOOLE, LARRY PINNOW, LAWRENCE J. HART,
BRIAN D. CORNELIUSEN, TERRY LARSON, ALAN HARPER,
ALLAN D. MARKUSON, JASON FRANK, VERNON MASHEK,
MARCUS EVENSON, TOOD B. KINKHEAD, PATRICK J. NISSEN,
MITCHELL W. ERDMANN, TIMOTHY A. McLEOD, ROBERT D.
MEYER, THEORDIS WARREN, JAMES LYNCH, GREGORY S.
DILLON, DERRECK MITCHELL, JOHN R. DILLON, WAYNE M.
FISHER, and WILLIAM T. HARVEY,
Plaintiffs, Respondents, and Cross-Appellants,

v.

CITY OF BILLINGS,
Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Administrative Law, Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Civil, Constitutional Law, Contract, Employment Law, Labor Law, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Weimar v. Lyons

Posted by mtlawlibrary on August 1, 2007

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

DA 06-0106,

2007 MT 182,

WILLIAM C. WEIMAR,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

MIKE LYONS, individually and doing business as LYONS

CONCRETE, LYONS CONCRETE, INC., a dissolved

corporation, DOES 1 THROUGH 10,

Defendants and Respondents.

_____________________________________

MIKE LYONS, individually and d/b/a LYONS CONCRETE, INC.,

Counterclaimant and Respondent,

v.

WILLIAM C. WEIMAR,

Counterclaim Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Civil, Construction Law, Contract, Evidence, Expert Witness, Lien, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION:Reisbeck v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Posted by scanner1 on July 18, 2007

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

No. DA 06-0234,

2007 MT 171,

GERALD REISBECK,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE

INSURANCE EXCHANGE, MID-CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS

NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP,

Defendants and Respondents.

Posted in Civil, Contract, Opinion, Parol Evidence, Summary Judgment | No Comments »