MARITAL: Rehearing of farm/ranch property distribution decision denied over claim that Opinion overlooked $180,000 loan… Order. [Read more…]
Marital, farm/ranch valuation/distribution
MARITAL: Farm/ranch properly valued and distributed, husband properly found in contempt for vexatious conduct… Harada affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Marital, contempt motion to enforce settlement
MARITAL: Contempt order which also ordered division of disputed annuity properly before the Court on direct appeal… Judge erred in concluding that annuity was mistakenly omitted from settlement agreement… husband entitled to fees/costs for attempting to enforce agreement by contempt motion… Davies reversed. [Read more…]
Marital, contempt motion to enforce settlement
MARITAL: Contempt order which also ordered division of disputed annuity properly before the Court on direct appeal… Judge erred in concluding that annuity was mistakenly omitted from settlement agreement… husband entitled to fees/costs for attempting to enforce agreement by contempt motion… Davies reversed. [Read more…]
Discrimination, disadvantaged enterprises program
DISCRIMINATION: Fact issues preclude summary judgment on damage claims by subcontractor against Montana’s disadvantaged business enterprises program even though it does not currently employ gender/race goals… Christensen reversed, affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Insurance agency termination, $759,740 verdict
INSURANCE AGENCY: $759,740.45 verdict to agent for termination of Agency Appointment for alleged switching affirmed… H. Brown affirmed. [Read more…]
Marital, property/maintenance, lawyer/ranch
MARITAL: Distributions and rejection of maintenance involving lawyer husband and wife with large ranch interests proper… Todd affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Malicious prosecution, abuse of process
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION claims improperly dismissed, abuse of process claims properly dismissed as untimely… Haddon reversed, affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Property/fees, HOA, lot no-division, $371,513 fees
PROPERTY/ATTORNEY FEES: Review of fees does not revive moot issue (1st impression), attempt to challenge interpretation of amended covenants to become prevailing party in HOA dispute mooted by dispute resolution… Restated Covenants did not preclude fees to prevailing party pursuant to original [Read more…]
Information, filing delay, untimely objection
TAX DEED void for failure to give notice of application to mortgage company listed on Sched. B but only incorporated by reference to numbered exceptions on Sched. C of title guarantee even though notice given to owner… deed recipient concedes notice error, [Read more…]