SUBDIVISION MOU street provisions properly construed but fact issues remain as to whether a majority of a quorum of the Town Council approved it… Laird affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Marital, parenting time, Montana/Arizona parents
MARITAL: Equal time between Montana and Arizona physician parents properly awarded… Todd affirmed. [Read more…]
Attorney discipline, dual criminal representation
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE: 90-days suspension/ censure for dual representation of husband and wife in meth prosecution of husband, representing wife in drug interview as to then former client husband, lack of candor in response to informal complaint… opinion & order. [Read more…]
Insurance, church sex abuse, policy period
INSURANCE: No duty to defend/indemnity Diocese for alleged sex abuse which occurred prior to 1/1/77 under occurrence-based certificates or that occurred before 7/1/90 under claims-made certificates… unreasonable to require coverage for events that [Read more…]
Wrongful death, MVA reconstruction
WRONGFUL DEATH: Reconstruction testimony, computer simulation, properly admitted in head-on MVA death case… expert’s disclosure did not require correction or updating… Defense verdict affirmed… Jones affirmed. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, head-on MVA, death
VERDICT: Defense, head-on MVA, death.
A Red Lodge jury found 9-3 that John Bradford was not negligent in operating his vehicle 6/12/10. [Read more…]
Probate, will challenge, standing, claimed prior will
PROBATE: Will challenge improperly dismissed for lack of standing before opportunity to establish whether “dependent [Read more…]
Discovery, “IME with contrast,” seizure disorder
DISCOVERY: Order by H. Brown allowing “IME with contrast” to determine whether seizure disorder may be attributable to non- [Read more…]
Marital, post-divorce inheritance issues
MARITAL: No jurisdiction in divorce proceeding over claim that inheritance from wife’s father belongs to son… Baugh affirmed (IOR I-3(d)(v)). [Read more…]
Marital, house distribution, short marriage
MARITAL: House properly awarded husband in short marriage… Watters affirmed (IOR I-3(d)(v)). [Read more…]