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Archives for November 2017

Tax sale, condos vacant lot, invalid assessment

November 25, 2017 By lilly

TAX SALE void because assessment on vacant lot purchased with condos was invalid as tax notice was sent to prior owner and condos owner not aware of delinquent taxes… Salvagni reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Daniel Snedigar, Elizabeth Griffing, Mark Evans, Scott Green

Judge substitution, legal malpractice remand

November 25, 2017 By lilly

JUDGE SUBSTITUTION: Legal malpractice Plaintiffs had actual notice of McLean’s assumption of jurisdiction, not prejudiced by Clerk’s failure to serve notice, McLean retained jurisdiction following Supreme Court remand for damages trial, Plaintiffs failed to move for substitution within 20 days of remittitur, substitution properly denied… McLean affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Katherine Matic, Mikel Moore, Tina Morin

Probate, PR appointment, conflict

November 25, 2017 By lilly

PROBATE: Heir properly appointed PR despite pre-probate sale of mineral leases for own benefit… Eddy affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Evan Danno, Matthew Hutchison

Wrongful discharge, suit against City

November 25, 2017 By lilly

WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Supervisory control of Krueger denied as to refusal to dismiss suit against City… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Cynthia Walker, Emma Peckinpaugh, Margaret Braun

Revocation, 4-year delay in executing warrant

November 25, 2017 By lilly

REVOCATION: Dismissal of petition not required by 4-year delay in executing arrest warrant for Defendant incarcerated part of the time in Colorado… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: James Reavis, Lisa Leckie, Mardell Ployhar

DUI, blood draw warrant, Arizona/Montana DUIs

November 25, 2017 By lilly

DUI: Warrant for blood draw properly issued based on telephonic affidavit observations of driving without need to analyze similarity of Arizona and Montana DUI statutes as also noted in affidavit… Townsend affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Doug Schaller, Martin Judnich, Ryan Aikin, Vincent Pavlish

Judicial bias, difficult assault Defendant

November 25, 2017 By lilly

JUDICIAL BIAS: Plain error review of judicial bias claims by difficult assault Defendant who abused the system rejected… Wheelis affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Chad Wright, Katie Schulz

Animal cruelty, prior anti-freeze placement

November 25, 2017 By lilly

ANIMAL CRUELTY: Evidence of prior placement of anti-freeze and meat properly admitted to show motive, intent, and identity where neighbor’s dog was found in Defendant’s small closet with no care and anti-freeze in bowl outside closet…Salvagni affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: James Reavis, Russell Hart, Tammy Plubell

Hotel development, side-stepped “partner”

November 25, 2017 By lilly

HOTEL DEVELOPMENT: Unjust enrichment, conspiracy, and other claims against bank and purported partner/joint venturer by side-stepped initiator of multi-million dollar hotel project dismissed as to bank, allowed in part and dismissed in part as to purported partner… Eddy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Dean Chisholm, Philip McGrady, Sean Frampton

Settlements

November 25, 2017 By lilly

Plan I

Nona Brown, multiple, 3/97, 3/98, 12/03, Albertson’s Great Falls, Albertson’s accepted liability, initiated benefits, indemnity portion of 2003 low back previously settled for $54,000 medical reserved, disputes for all classes of future disability/rehab resolved for $20,000 and proposed $39,973 MSA, stipulated judgment; Stacy Tempel-St. John for Brown, Joe Maynard for Albertson’s [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

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