Montana Supreme Court, 2010

144 opinions

JTL GROUP, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. NEW OUTLOOK, LLP, Defendant and Appellant; NEW OUTLOOK, LLP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JTL GROUP, Inc. and WEAVER GRAVEL, Inc., Defendants and Appellees 2010-01-05
WHITEHALL WIND, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Corporation, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, an Agency of the State of Montana, Defendant and Appellant, and NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, Intervenor 2010-01-05
IN THE MATTER OF: J.J.L., D.J.L., and R.D.L.L., Youths in Need of Care 2010-01-12
MONTANA SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION, INC., GARY S. MARBUT, ROBERT C. CLARK, CAROL LATTA, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE OF MONTANA, STEVE BULLOCK, Attorney General of the State of Montana, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE and PARKS, Defendants and Appellees 2010-01-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JOHN BRANDON LACEY, Defendant and Appellant 2010-01-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRYON MATTHEW GSTOHL, Defendant and Appellant 2010-01-19
CITIZENS AWARENESS NETWORK, WOMENS VOICES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, and CLARK FORK COALITION, Petitioners and Appellants, v. MONTANA BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, Respondent and Appellees, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY and THE THOMPSON RIVER CO-GEN, LLC, Respondent-Intervenors and Appellees 2010-01-26
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. KRISTIN COOPER, Defendant and Appellant 2010-01-26
IN THE MATTER OF THE WATER COMPLAINT OF: CHARLES E. KELLY, Ph.D and AMELIA C. KELLY; and CLARICE DREYER and STEVE KELLY, Petitioners and Appellants 2010-02-02
IN THE MATTER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF: M.C.D., Respondent and Appellant 2010-02-02
IN THE MATTER OF S.M.S., A Youth 2010-02-02
IN THE MATTER OF MARTIN BOWER, Appellant 2010-02-02
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ROXANNA LEE SHEPARD, Defendant and Appellant 2010-02-03
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BOBBY JOE LABOUCANE, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DWAYNE SMAIL, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL HARDIE, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER V. LEE, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY WRIGHT, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. PATRICK SAYERS, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. PATRICK SAYERS, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TYLER PEARCE, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOSHUA SCHIED, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DONNY GEORGE, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, vs. Plaintiff, ROBERT HOPE, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES ANDREWS, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOEY CASTLEBERRY, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. SABAH O. MALLAK, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY MEDLEN, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM AULD, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. IJAZ KHAN SINDHU, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM FRITSCH, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS JAMES EVANS, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM SWEET, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JONATHAN KORMAN, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD BAXTER, Defendant 2010-02-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY WRIGHT, Defendant 2010-02-04
LANCE McKINNON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE CORPORATION, Defendant and Appellee 2010-02-05
CITY OF HELENA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JASON JAMES ROAN, Defendant and Appellant 2010-02-09
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. GENE RICHARD MEREDITH, Defendant and Appellant 2010-02-09
PLAN HELENA, INC., a Montana nonprofit corporation, and ALAN NICHOLSON, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD and LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, Defendants and Appellees 2010-02-09
DARRYL HAMILTON, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2010-02-09
ROBERT ARNOLD, Petitioner and Appellant, v. TERRI SULLIVAN, Defendant and Appellee 2010-02-09
SHIRLEY RIEHL, Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ANN YANUSKI, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CAMBRIDGE COURT GF, LLC; SUNSET MANAGEMENT, INC; and WENDY SMITH, Defendants and Appellants 2010-02-09
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. TERENCE RICHARDSON PASSMORE, Defendant and Appellant 2010-02-16
LINDA PRESCOTT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. INNOVATIVE RESOURCE GROUP, LLC., a foreign limited liability company, d/b/a APS HEALTHCARE MIDWEST, Defendant and Appellee 2010-02-16
DIANE MORIGEAU, personally and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Benjamin F. Morigeau, Sr., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DAVID GORMAN, M.D., NORTHWEST HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Montana Corporation d/b/a POLSON FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC, ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, a Montana Corporation d/b/a INTERNATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE OF MONTANA, Defendants and Appellees 2010-02-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CLINT CHARLES WEATHERELL, Defendant and Appellant 2010-02-19
DELORES TACKE, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ENERGY WEST, INC., Defendant and Appellant 2010-02-23
IN THE MATTER OF THE FAIR HEARING OF JEWELL HANNA CFSD CAPS RR #189612, Appellant 2010-02-23
IN THE MATTER OF: A.J.W., A Youth in Need of Care 2010-03-02
IN THE MATTER OF K.J., A Youth 2010-03-02
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS JAMES EVANS, Jr., Defendant 2010-03-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TYLER PEARCE, Defendant 2010-03-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JONATHAN KORMAN, Defendant 2010-03-05
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DONALD E. ZIMMERMAN, Defendant and Appellant 2010-03-09
JEREL DRIVER, CHARLES SMITH, ALAN COMBS, ABEL GONZALES, MICHAEL HAMMOND, MARTIN SWAN, CLIFFORD DELGER, DANIEL MILES, TIMOTHY DeHERRERA, WILLIAM PIPER, RONALD HUMMEL, STEVEN WHITECLOUS, CLEVE SPANG, ZANE WYMORE, DARIN GUCKEEN, TOMMY SETH DELLAR, Petitioners, v. THE SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent 2010-03-09
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, ex rel., DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; and RICHARD OPPER, Director, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Defendants and Appellees 2010-03-10
IN RE MARRIAGE OF: HOLLY H. WOLF LOFTIS, Petitioner and Appellee, v. JOSEPH B. LOFTIS, Respondent and Appellee, v. WALTER WOLF, Intervenor and Appellant 2010-03-16
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JOSEPH DANIEL FELTZ, Defendant and Appellant 2010-03-16
TERRY BOYD, Petitioner and Appellant, v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent and Appellee 2010-03-16
IN THE MATTER OF J.A.S., A Youth in Need of Care 2010-03-16
RICK HULLETT and SUSIE HULLETT, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. GOTCHA PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant and Appellant 2010-03-16
FRANK LEROY ROBINSON, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2010-03-16
ROBERT F. COOPER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAM GLASER, Defendant and Appellee 2010-03-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL HARDIE, Defendant 2010-03-22
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JUDY HARLOW, Defendant and Appellant 2010-03-23
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SCOTT ANTHONY WILLIAMS, Defendant and Appellant 2010-03-23
HELEN VINCENT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant and Appellee 2010-03-23
IN THE MATTER OF ELIZABETH A. BEST AND THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND RULES FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT AND PRIVATE ADMONITIONS: ELIZABETH A. BEST, BEST LAW OFFICES, P.C., Petitioner 2010-03-23
CITY OF KALISPELL, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MOLLY MILLER, Defendant and Appellant 2010-03-24
TALLY BISSELL NEIGHBORS, INC., a Montana Nonprofit Corporation, ROBIN ALLEN, NANCY ALLEN, BOB BROWN, SUE BROWN, JON CAPON, BETSY CAPON, MARIAN CARTEE, TOM COURTNEY, SUSAN COURTNEY, ED CHIANELLI, CHRIS EVANS, ROBERT FRAHM, MARGO FRAHM, ELDON FRAHM, JACQUELINE FRAHM, DON HANKS, WENDY HANKS, BONNIE HODGES, WILL HUNT, LESLIE HUNT, LORRI HUSTWAITE, DARRYL HUSTWAITE, JOHN KLASSEN, SUSAN KLASSEN, STEVE KNIGHT, KALEEN KNIGHT, MICHELE LARSEN, GREG LEE, RICHARD MARRIOTT, LINDA MARRIOTT, BRIDGET OLEARY, JEFF POWERS, BARBARA POWERS, ROB RICE, WENDI RICE, STEVE SMITH, SHARI SMITH, TIM WILLIAMS, AMY WILLIAMS, and AMY WINSLOW, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. EYRIE SHOTGUN RANCH, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, ROBERT HAYES and JOHN DOES, 1 through 3, Defendants and Appellees 2010-03-29
MILL CREEK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JAXON LODGE and DAN YOUNG, Defendants and Appellees 2010-03-30
PPL MONTANA, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Defendant and Appellee 2010-03-30
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MATTHEW SCOTT BUSTLE, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DOUGLAS JAMES GUILL, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-06
SHANNON KOEPLIN (f/k/a Shannon M. Crandall), Petitioner and Appellant, v. DOUGLAS W. CRANDALL, Respondent and Appellee 2010-04-07
JONATHAN FRAME, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. THEODORE D. HUBER, CARLEEN M. HUBER, CHARLES ANDREW POOLE, VALERIE ALEISA SMITH, GREGORY L. YETTER, CATHERINE M. YETTER, LARRY R. RACICOT, MARGARET POOLE RACICOT, GARY L. MARTINSEN and LORI B. MARTINSEN, Defendants and Appellants 2010-04-07
DENNIS DESCHAMPS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TREASURE STATE TRAILER COURT, LTD., and DENNIS RASMUSSEN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Larry R. Rasmussen, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellants 2010-04-13
GREGG MOSLEY, JOY FARRELL MOSLEY, FRED FELLOWS, DEBORAH FELLOWS, GARY BAUER, and JANA BAUER, Plaintiffs, Appellants, and Cross-Appellees v. AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC., BRITT B. DAVIS, GARY WEXLER, WEX WHEELS, INC., and KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID, LLC, Defendants and Appellees, and AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC., Cross-Appellant 2010-04-13
IN THE MATTER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF: L.R., Respondent and Appellant 2010-04-13
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHARLES LEE HORNSTEIN V, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-13
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. THOMAS SCHEFFER, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-13
ASPEN TRAILS RANCH, LLC, Appellant, v. BARRY J. SIMMONS and PETE ELLIOT, and HELENA CITY COMMISSION, Appellees 2010-04-14
PERRY ASHBY and KATHERINE ASHBY, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PHILLIP MAECHLING, SANDRA ALCOSSER, and HARVE L. DALTON, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellants 2010-04-15
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CURRY JAMES NORQUAY, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-20
IN RE DISSOLVING THE COMMISSION ON THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW 2010-04-20
IN THE MATTER OF K.M.G., A Youth Under the Age of Eighteen 2010-04-20
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRADEN LEE HEAFNER, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-27
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF AMBER E. SZAFRYK, Petitioner and Appellee, and JOHN M. SZAFRYK, Respondent and Appellant 2010-04-27
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JENNIFER FONTENOT, Petitioner and Appellant, and JACOB RYAN FONTENOT, Respondent and Appellee 2010-04-27
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. WRAYMON SIRLES, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-27
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LEWIS GALE THORP, Defendant and Appellant 2010-04-28
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. KEVIN MARK TAYLOR, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-04
ONLY A MILE, LLP, a Montana Limited Liability Partnership, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA and MISSOULA COUNTY, Defendants and Appellees 2010-05-04
KELLY DEAN WORTHAN, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2010-05-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JAYDEE HAAGENSON, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-04
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. PATRICK DEAN BROWNBACK, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-04
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF AMBER GUFFIN, f/k/a AMBER PLAISTED-HARMAN, Petitioner and Appellant, v. THOMAS PLAISTED-HARMAN, Respondent and Appellee 2010-05-04
STEPHEN PATRICK HAFFEY, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2010-05-04
JUSTIN DALE BECKER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2010-05-04
JOHN H. CONWAY and HAZEL A. CONWAY, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. ANITA R. MILLER, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-05
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRUCE ALLEN PAVEY, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-05
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. VINCENT L. TAYLOR, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL J. COLUCCIO, II, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RONALD MASCARENA, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL GERHARDT, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BRADY RUFF, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA Plaintiff, vs. FRANCISCO FLORES, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA Plaintiff, vs. PAUL BLAKELY, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CHAD MEEKS, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT RICKMAN, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES LYNN DICKSON, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. NICHOLAS GOAR-WRIGHT, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. FRANCISCO CORTEZ, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ROWDY ANDERSON, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BRUCE DENNISON, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY HARRIS, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM AMENDE, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DALE HINKLEY, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JUSTIN STOVALL, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. VINCENT L. TAYLOR, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. KRISTOPHER JOSLIN, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BILLY E. DODSON, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ANDREW BAGLEY, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY RHODUS, Defendant 2010-05-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM AMENDE, Defendant 2010-05-07
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. LANE PRICE, Defendant 2010-05-07
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RYAN IRELAND, Defendant 2010-05-07
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JASON RINGE, Defendant 2010-05-07
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ERIC VOGEL, Defendant 2010-05-07
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JOSEPH STANCZAK, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-11
TOBY HANSEN and KELI HANSEN, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. GRANITE COUNTY, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellants 2010-05-11
NAOMI R. LEISZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AVISTA CORPORATION, and BEVERLY J. REVIER, PATSY K. MEREDITH, BETTY R. TAYLOR, GARY N. REVIER, LARRY D. REVIER, AND JOHN D. REVIER, Defendants and Appellees 2010-05-11
FRANK LEROY ROBINSON, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2010-05-11
NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE, a federally recognized Indian tribe, TONGUE RIVER WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, and NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL, INC., Plaintiff-Intervenor and Appellants, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; RICHARD OPPER, in his official capacity as Director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality; and FIDELITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY, Defendants and Appellees 2010-05-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LEONARD LEROY ROBERTS, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-18
IN THE MATTER OF T.J.B., A Youth Under the Age of Eighteen 2010-05-25
JOYCE COOPER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PETER D. HANSON, M.D., Defendant and Appellee 2010-05-25
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LESLIE GARVIN MAYNARD, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-25
IN THE MATTER OF: B.M. and P.M. Youths in Need of Care 2010-05-25
HERMAN GONZALES, FAWN LYONS, KEN LAUDATO, LAWRENCE WALKER, GARY MANSIKKA, GARY GALETTI, GREG WHITING, MARVIN KRONE, RICHARD BLACK, JIM KELLY, CHRIS SOUSLEY, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. MONTANA POWER COMPANY, NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, as a Reorganized Debtor, Subsequent to Its Plan Confirmation, Hereinafter Referred to as NOR, NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION d/b/a NORTHWESTERN ENERGY; PUTNAM AND ASSOCIATES, INC., a Montana corporation, JOHN DOES II and III and JOHN DOES IV thru XX, Defendants and Appellants 2010-05-25
DANIEL KEITH BIRCHER, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant and Appellant 2010-05-28
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: LAMOINE R. BAKER, Petitioner and Appellant, and MICHAEL F. BAKER, Respondent and Appellee 2010-06-03
JOHN R. STEAB, Petitioner and Appellee, v. LAUNA J. LUNA, Respondent and Appellant 2010-06-03