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Archives for September 2019

Will, handwritten codicil, wish v. devise

September 28, 2019 By lilly

WILL: Handwritten codicil properly interpreted as wish that son would get control of trucking company rather than specific devise of company shares to him… Moses affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bruce Bekkedahl, John Harkins IV, John Van Atta, Michael Tennant, Paul Collins

Lending breach, tax confusion, sub-tract mortgage lot

September 28, 2019 By lilly

LENDING BREACH: Contract and tort claims stemming from tax confusion and bank’s payment of taxes for all of lot and increasing mortgage obligation to protect sub-lot collateral from tax lien sale properly dismissed on summary judgment… McElyea affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brett Clark, Brian Miller, Kenneth Lay, Robert Farris-Olsen

Easement, church access across neighbor’s property

September 28, 2019 By lilly

EASEMENT: Access to church across neighbor’s property properly determined by resort to extrinsic evidence in light of ambiguous “Access” in “Access & Utility Easement Certificate” and plat diagram… attorney fees properly denied church… Allison affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Kimberly More, Sean Frampton

Drug paraphernalia, syringe found in coat pocket

September 28, 2019 By lilly

DRUG PARAPHERNALIA: Sufficient evidence that syringe in Defendant’s coat pocket was paraphernalia that Defendant intended to use to inject dangerous drugs… Bolstad/Kutzman affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Michael Dougherty, Neil Anthon, William Hooks

Settlement breach, $23,273.83 fees/costs

September 28, 2019 By lilly

SETTLEMENT BREACH: $23,273.83 fees/costs awarded for breach of settlement agreement by Plaintiff in 8-plex defects case filing new proceeding raising similar if not identical claims… Larson. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Christopher Froines, Don St. Peter, Michael O'Brien

$5,766 verdict, cataract surgery lens error

September 28, 2019 By lilly

VERDICT: Ophthalmologist malpractice, $5,766 cost of surgery and 2 pairs of glasses, admitted error as to proper lens power in 2nd cataract surgery. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Gary Walton, John Russell

Rule 11 sanctions, questionable tactics by both sides

September 28, 2019 By lilly

RULE 11 SANCTIONS request by Defendants against Plaintiff in intellectual property case denied, both sides rapped for dog fight and questionable tactics… Molloy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Andrew Person, Jared Dahle, Kai Puhrmann, Matt Lowy

Settlements

September 28, 2019 By lilly

Plan I

Christopher Doane, arm, 1/19, mine near Nye, Stillwater accepted liability, paid all benefits due & owing, Petitioner achieved MMI, 22% impairment assigned, job descriptions approved, disputes as to voc-rehab and out-of-state treatment, $110,000 for all claims, stipulated judgment; Jay Dufrechou for Doane, Joe Maynard for Stillwater Mining [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Wages, exotic dancer, employment periods

September 21, 2019 By lilly

WAGES: Duration and periods of exotic dancer’s on-and-off employment properly determined by WHU to allow claim for latest period only… Best affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Frank Joseph, Steven Potts

Preliminary injunction, dissipation of assets

September 21, 2019 By lilly

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION properly issued enjoining dissipation of marital assets to protect alleged child sexual abuse victim’s potential monetary recovery… Lint affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Dustin Chouinard, Nathan Wagner

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