The Weekly Digest of Montana Law
By Frank
MARITAL: Property, maintenance, support properly determined in divorce of attorneys… Ortley affirmed.
Wheat, McGrath, Cotter, Shea, Rice.
Marriage of Axelberg, DA 14-392, 4/21/15.
Marybeth Sampsel (Measure, Sampsel, Sullivan & O’Brien), Kalispell, for Delynn; Mars Scott & Ruth Anderson (Scott Law Offices), Missoula, for Tracy.
By Frank
GRANDPARENT CONTACT: Petition for greatly expanded visitation properly denied… Seeley affirmed.
McGrath, Cotter, McKinnon, Wheat.
Rice concurred and dissented
Glueckert v. Glueckert, DA 14-405, 4/17/15.
Robyn Weber, Helena, for Glueckerts; Katharine Donnelley, Helena, for Kristin.
By Frank
RACE DISCRIMINATION: African-American inmate’s employment/medical/discipline claims properly rejected… Pinski affirmed (IOR I-3(d)).
McKinnon, McGrath, Baker, Wheat, Cotter.
Edmundson v. DOC, DA 14-531, 4/14/15.
Rodney Edmundson, Deer Lodge, pro se; Robert Lishman (DOC).
By lilly
OIL & GAS TAXES/ISSUE PRECLUSION: 2011 tax classification challenge not precluded by Sherlock’s ruling as to 2004 classification which was reversed on appeal without addressing “single & continuous property” issue… Newman reversed. [Read more…]
By lilly
RACE DISCRIMINATION: African-American inmate’s employment/medical/discipline claims properly rejected… Pinski affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
By lilly
GRANDPARENT CONTACT: Petition for greatly expanded visitation properly denied… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]
By lilly
MARITAL: Property, maintenance, support properly determined in divorce of attorneys… Ortley affirmed. [Read more…]
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DRUGS: Pills properly seized from purse at train station following tip based on corroboration and consent to search… written judgment improperly departed from oral pronouncement… Boucher affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
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DUI: Reasonable ground to stop for failure to stop at sign, Deputy did not represent that Defendant would not lose license if he provided PBT sample, claim of disabling fear of blood-draw needles properly rejected… reinstatement properly denied… McKeon affirmed. [Read more…]
By lilly
RESTITUTION: $22,250 value of jewels properly ordered… Townsend affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]