LANDLORD-TENANT: Claims involving eviction, forged lease/option, and personal property left after eviction properly resolved against tenants based on claim preclusion… time for protracted litigation by usurpers after mother’s 5/21 death to end… Cuffe affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Landlord-tenant, $331,121.40 damages, $109,324.50 fees
LANDLORD-TENANT: $331,121.40 damages, $109,324.50 fees, for fraud, deceit, slander of title affirmed… Cuffe affirmed. [Read more…]
$6,000 verdict, foot run over by pickup
VERDICT: $6,000, foot run over by pickup, admitted negligence, fractures/soft-tissue. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, dispute over $440,000 earnest money
VERDICT: Defense, dispute over $440,000 earnest money following ranch sale failure. [Read more…]
Judge substitution, CJ-appointed retired judge
JUDGE SUBSTITUTION: Chief Justice assignments of retired judges under §19-5-103 are within the scope of the right to substitution under §3-1-804… supervisory control of Christopher and Manly granted, new judge shall be assigned in place of Ret. Judge Harkin… sealed exhibits in petition ordered unsealed… opinion & order. [Read more…]
Insurance, injured logger, land owner
INSURANCE: Landowner not covered by logging company’s policy for employee’s injury… Allison affirmed. [Read more…]
Trust indenture, purchaser/encumbrancer
TRUST INDENTURE of subsequent lender who had no knowledge of prior assignment valid under bona fide [Read more…]
Defense verdict, insurance bad faith
VERDICT: Defense, insurance bad faith, violation of UTPA and common law but reasonable basis for handling whiplash claim, no fraud. [Read more…]
$150,611 verdict, T-bone pickups, knee/whiplash
VERDICT: $150,611.17/$10,760 ($134,416.73 net after advance), T-bone pickups, admitted liability, knee contusion, soft-tissue [Read more…]
Work comp, course & scope, grizzly attack
WORK COMP: Claimant injured feeding grizzly was employee of bear park, not volunteer, marijuana not “major contributing [Read more…]