Montana Law Week

The Weekly Digest of Montana Law

Marital, ambiguous MPSA, $456,000 home

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MARITAL: Husband owes wife nothing under ambiguous MPSA which provided for wife to receive home by husband paying off mortgage and remitting the remainder or by providing $456,000 lump sum… wife not entitled to interest because husband did not owe additional equalization payment and his delay in paying did not constitute a breach because time was not of the essence… wife not entitled to attorney fees under marital exception… Best affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Settlements

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Plan I

Ernest Padilla, left shoulder, 3/23, City of Conrad, MMIA accepted liability, disputes as to retroactive & ongoing indemnity and payment of certain medical bills, $180,000 for all claims, stipulated judgment; Ross Johnson for Padilla, Morgan Weber for MMIA [Read more…]

Junque files I, emergency stay petition

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JUNQUE FILES I: State’s emergency motion to stay Kutzman’s order granting preliminary injunction to Plaintiffs challenging Legislative Services’ denial of access to background information of proposed bills denied without prejudice… Order. [Read more…]

Junque files II, 2nd emergency stay petition

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JUNQUE FILES II: State’s 2nd emergency motion to stay Kutzman’s order granting preliminary injunction to Plaintiffs challenging Legislative Services’ denial of access to background information of proposed bills denied… Order. [Read more…]