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UNPUBLISHED OPINION: R.S. v. DPHHS

Posted by scanner1 on July 1, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0492,

2009 MT 224N,

R.M.S., Sr., S.S., and R.S.,

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, a State Agency, DEER LODGE COUNTY, a Government Entity, LEAH MERCHEN, TERRI WALDORF, individually and in her capacity as a community social worker and supervisor, and DAN BLUME, personally and in his capacity as a Detective for Deer Lodge County,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Governmental Immunity, Summary Judgment, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Amerimont, Inc. v. Fidelity National Title Ins.

Posted by scanner1 on June 24, 2009

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

DA 08-0410,

2009 MT 212,

AMERIMONT, INC.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE HERRICK CO.; MICHAEL HERRICK,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Consent, Contract, Opinion, Summary Judgment, Title Insurance | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Hughes v. St. James Hospital

Posted by scanner1 on May 28, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0394,

2009 MT 190N,

EUGENE F. HUGHES, JR., M.D.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

ST. JAMES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., a Montana non-profit corporation, and the MEDICAL STAFF OF ST. JAMES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, an unincorporated association,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Peer Review, Physicians, Summary Judgment, Unpublished Opinion, Well Settled Montana Law | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Dollar Plus v. R-Montana Assoc.

Posted by scanner1 on May 15, 2009

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

DA 08-0143,

2009 MT 164,

DOLLAR PLUS STORES, INC.,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

R-MONTANA ASSOCIATES, L.P., and ROSEN ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION,

Defendants and Appellants.

Posted in Commercial Lease, Contract, Laches, Opinion, Summary Judgment | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Miller v. Goetz

Posted by scanner1 on May 15, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0525,

2009 MT 160N,

JOHN O. MILLER,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

JAMES H. GOETZ,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Attorney/Client Relationship, Summary Judgment, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Holter Lakeshores v. Thurston

Posted by scanner1 on May 1, 2009

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

DA 07-0709,

2009 MT 146,

HOLTER LAKESHORES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

STEPHEN L. THURSTON, VICTORIA J. THURSTON, LONNIE R. THURSTON,

Defendant and Appellees.

Posted in Easement, Home Owners Association, Laches, Opinion, Summary Judgment | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Nelson v. McLaughlin

Posted by scanner1 on April 23, 2009

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

DA 08-0459,

2009 MT 141N,

MARK T. NELSON and JO MARIE S. NELSON,

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

RUTH ANN McLAUGHLIN and DWIGHT W. ALEXANDER,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Reformation of a Deed, Summary Judgment, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: McLeod v. State

Posted by scanner1 on April 20, 2009

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

DA 07-0754,

2009 MT 130,

JACK McLEOD,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA, acting by and through the MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, and SUE HOELL, JOHN DOE and JANE DOE,

Respondents and Appellees.

Posted in Administrative Law, Defamation, Malicious Prosecution/Abuse of Process, Opinion, Summary Judgment | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: BUD-KAL v. City of Kalispell

Posted by scanner1 on March 26, 2009

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

DA 08-0318,

2009 MT 93,

BUD-KAL, a partnership, et al.,

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

CITY OF KALISPELL, et al.; the DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, et al.; and THE FLATHEAD COUNTY TREASURER,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Building Improvement District, Dissent, Opinion, Summary Judgment | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Teamsters v. C.N.H. Acquisitions

Posted by scanner1 on March 25, 2009

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

DA 07-0495,

2009 MT 92,

TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL NO. 2, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS,

Plaintiff, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant,

v.

C.N.H. ACQUISITIONS, INC., d/b/a CREST NURSING HOME,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Arbitration, Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Judges, Opinion, Summary Judgment | Leave a Comment »