Montana Supreme Court, 2013

124 opinions

BOYNE USA, INC., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SPANISH PEAKS DEVELOPMENT, LLC, LONE MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, LLC and JOHN DOES 1-5, Defendants and Appellants 2013-01-02
CRAIG STEICHEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TALCOTT PROPERTIES, LLC; BRESNAN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Defendants and Appellees 2013-01-08
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. E.M.R., Defendant and Appellant 2013-01-08
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PLANT SERVICES, INC., an Oklahoma corporation, Plaintiff, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee, v. TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC., a Louisiana limited liability company; CHS, INC., a Minnesota corporation; and FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, a Maryland corporation, Defendants and Appellees, and Cross-Appellants 2013-01-15
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: TERANCE PATRICK PERRY, Petitioner and Appellee, and KAREN JANE PERRY, Respondent and Appellant 2013-01-15
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. KAMLA L. BEKEMANS, Defendant and Appellant 2013-01-22
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LUCIA E. ANDRONESCU, FKA Lucia E. Anderson, Defendant-Cross-defendant-Appellee, v. JOHANNA M. ANDERSON, Defendant-Cross-claimant-Appellant 2013-01-22
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JOSHUA KAYE ANDRESS, Defendant and Appellant 2013-01-22
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. NEAL EDWARD FEHRINGER, Defendant and Appellant 2013-01-22
ROBERT THOMPSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. J.C. BILLION, INC., and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Defendants and Appellees 2013-01-29
GYME KELLY, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2013-01-29
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DAVID KIME, Defendant and Appellant 2013-01-29
DAVID W. HARRIS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and FICTITIOUS DEFENDANTS 1 through 10, Defendants and Appellees 2013-01-29
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF SHEILA KLATT, Petitioner and Appellee, and SHILOH W.B. KLATT, Respondent and Appellant 2013-01-29
TAMARA LUCAS and JAMES LUCAS, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MAT STEVENSON, Defendant and Appellee 2013-01-29
LARISSA L. SIMPSON, Petitioner, Appellee, and Cross Appellant, v. DENNIS SIMPSON, Respondent, Appellant, and Cross Appellee 2013-01-31
THE NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE, a Sovereign Indian Tribe of the United States and as a Nation of People, both Individually and Collectively, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH; by and through its Corporate and other Business Entities, to include, but not limited to, THE DIOCESES OF GREAT FALLS/BILLINGS; ST. LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC., ST. LABRE HOME FOR INDIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH, INC., and JOHN DOES I-X, Defendants and Appellees 2013-02-05
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. TIMOTHY JOSEPH WHALEN, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-05
JUDY D. OLSEN, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. KRISTY K. JOHNSTON and DAVE JOHNSTON, Defendants and Appellants 2013-02-05
HELEN L. BRITTON and JOHN R. BRITTON, or their successors, as TRUSTEES OF THE BRITTON JOINT TRUST, Plaintiffs, Counter-Claim Defendants and Appellees, v. ELISE C. BROWN, Defendant, Counter-Claimant and Appellant 2013-02-12
PUBLIC LAND/WATER ACCESS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner and Appellant, v. ROGER JONES, Respondent and Appellee 2013-02-12
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MARK ANDREW HALDANE, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-12
DENNIS STOKES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Peter Andrew Carter, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OVERLAND WEST, INC., and TODD DURHAM, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellant 2013-02-12
IN THE MATTER OF: J.S.W., Respondent and Appellant 2013-02-12
LINDA GREEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, and Cross Appellee, v. RONALD RAY GERBER and STOCKTON OIL COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee, and Cross Appellant 2013-02-12
MING DA SITU and PEI SHU ZHOU, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. H. DOUGLAS SMOLE, as successor trustee of the LOIS M. MURPHY revocable trust, Defendant and Appellee 2013-02-12
CITY OF BOZEMAN, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DAVID SKY CANTU, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RANDALL JAY DUGAN, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. PETER EARL CASWELL, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-19
BOSTWICK PROPERTIES, INC., Petitioner and Appellant, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, Respondent, Appellee and Cross-Appellant 2013-02-26
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JERIMIE R.L. HICKS, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-26
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER WAGNER, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-26
ROBERT BOB SAYERS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CHOUTEAU COUNTY, a political entity of the State of Montana, Defendant and Appellee 2013-02-26
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RUSSELL ROY, Defendant and Appellant 2013-02-26
GLEN AND JOHANNA WOHL, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF MISSOULA and JOHN DOES 1-20, Defendants, Appellants, and Cross-Appellees 2013-02-26
DELLA YEAGER, individually and on behalf of her Minor Daughter, VERONICA RIPHENBURG, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MICHAEL MORRIS, JR., MICHAEL MORRIS, SR., and DOES 1-50 inclusive, Defendants and Appellees 2013-02-26
IN THE MATTER OF: M.J., A Youth in Need of Care 2013-03-05
JOHN HARTSOE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HONORABLE DEBORAH KIM CHRISTOPHER, Defendant and Appellee 2013-03-05
IN THE MATTER OF: R.F., Respondent and Appellant 2013-03-05
EUGENE THAYER, KEITH BORTNEM, REBECCA BORTNEM, ROBERT DAILY, LEIGHANNE DAILY, TAMARA DIMKE, DUANE DOCKTER, LOIS DOCKTER, and PATRICIA SLETTEN, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MARK A. HOLLINGER and JILL HOLLINGER, Respondents and Appellees 2013-03-05
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: LORI LYNN ESLICK, Petitioner and Appellee, and DAVID MICHAEL ESLICK, Respondent and Appellant 2013-03-05
IN THE MATTER OF: R.W.K., Respondent and Appellant 2013-03-05
JACK N. RUKES, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee 2013-03-05
VIANNA STEWART, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CLARK E. RICE AND EDYTHE RICE, Defendants and Appellants; JUANITA STANDS, Cross-Claim Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CLARK E. RICE AND EDYTHE RICE, Cross-Claim Defendants and Appellants; EDYTHE RICE, Cross-Claim Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JUANITA STANDS, Cross-Claim Defendant and Appellee 2013-03-05
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRIAN ELIEN HOLM, Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-05
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL HILL, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. SHANE BURD, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTIAN NAVA, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. LLOYD S. MAIER, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER LEWIS, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BENNY N. JONES, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WALLACE AEGERTER, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTIAN NAVA, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. MILES C. KINGMAN, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTIAN NAVA, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM LAMB, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. LUIS ZAYAS, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. MILES C. KINGMAN, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff. vs. RYAN G. GAITHER, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. MATTHEW BUSTLE, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WADE SMITH, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DAVID P. LEUWER, Defendant 2013-03-06
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DOMINIC PAUL DRISCOLL, Defendant and Appellee 2013-03-12
TIFFANY KELKER, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. GENEVA-ROTH VENTURES, INC., d/b/a LOAN POINT USA, and MARK CURRY, Defendants and Appellants 2013-03-12
SHANNON CONWAY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER STEVEN ROBINS, Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-19
IN THE ESTATE OF C.K.O., A Minor Child 2013-03-19
PTARMIGAN OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Montana Corporation, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LEWIS H. ALTON, LLC MONTANA INVESTMENTS 212, DOES 1-20, Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JAMES RONALD WILSON, Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. COREY BROOKS JAY, Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-26
LARRY COLEMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE STATE OF MONTANA, acting by and through THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant and Appellee 2013-03-26
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JEFFREY ALLEN NIXON, Defendant and Appellant 2013-03-26
MATT STUBBLEFIELD, JOHN KNAPP, and NEIL COURTIS, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TOWN OF WEST YELLOWSTONE, Defendant and Appellee 2013-03-26
IN THE MATTER OF: K.E.G., A Youth Under the Age of 18 2013-04-02
BAXTER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioners, Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. GEOFFREY ANGEL, Respondent and Appellant 2013-04-02
IN THE MATTER OF: P.A.C., Respondent and Appellant 2013-04-02
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES R. LACEY, Defendant 2013-04-02
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RICK DEAN FALCON, Defendant 2013-04-02
MARILYN JEAN FELLER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. and FIRST INTERSTATE BANK, Defendant and Appellee 2013-04-09
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MICHAEL TODD BIRTHMARK, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-09
MARY MCCULLEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERICAN LAND TITLE COMPANY and U.S. BANK OF MONTANA, Defendants and Appellees 2013-04-09
WESTERN MONTANA WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, LLC, on behalf of its members, who own irrigated lands with appurtenant water and other water rights within the Mission, Jocko Valley, and Flathead Irrigation Districts, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MISSION IRRIGATION DISTRICT, JOCKO VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT, FLATHEAD IRRIGATION DISTRICT, and FLATHEAD JOINT BOARD OF CONTROL, Defendants and Appellants 2013-04-09
WEINHEIMER RANCH, INC., Claimant and Appellant, v. GEORGE A. POSPISIL, Objector and Appellee 2013-04-09
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRIAN KEITH JENT, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-09
EZZIE ENSEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MINI MART, INC., and JOHN DOES I-III, Defendants and Appellees 2013-04-09
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SERGEY BUSLAYEV, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-09
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RAMAH IRENE MCDONALD, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-10
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. CILVER MORROW, Defendant 2013-04-15
CHS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MONTANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendant and Appellee 2013-04-16
LINDA PAYNE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BERRYS AUTO, INC., Defendant and Appellee 2013-04-16
MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, N.A., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHERRAD, LLC, MERRITT & MARIE, LLC, MAX & V, LLC, CONRAD M. HALE, CHERYL HALE, MARK OLSON, THE ESTATE OF CRAIG KINNAMAN, and John Does 1 through 10, Defendants and Appellees; CHERRAD, LLC, MERRITT & MARIE, LLC, MAX & V, LLC, CONRAD M. HALE, and CHERYL M. HALE, Cross-Claimants and Appellees, v. ESTATE OF CRAIG KINNAMAN, Cross-Claimant and Appellant 2013-04-16
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ZACHARIAH TORRES, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-16
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ANGELA BRYANT, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. SUSAN SCHAFF, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. AMBER THORNTON, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. SUSAN SCHAFF, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TASHA REICH, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. KRISTY ANN FOX, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JUSTINE WINTER, Defendant 2013-04-18
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. AMANDA G. MARQUIS, Defendant 2013-04-18
SHARON STEWART, Petitioner, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, v. LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORPORATION, Respondent/Insurer and Appellant 2013-04-23
MICHAEL SULLIVAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTION OF MONTANA, LLC, Defendant and Appellee 2013-04-23
MAXINE S. LANE, Petitioner and Appellant, v. LINDA CALER, Trustee of MAXINE LANE IRREVOCABLE TRUST, and STEWART TITLE OF MISSOULA, INC., Respondents and Appellees 2013-04-23
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ASHLI LEE MACDONALD, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-23
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. KRISTIN ELIZABETH KELM, Defendant and Appellee 2013-04-30
DOUGLAS P. ECTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Zales N. Ecton, Jr., Applicant and Appellant, v. ZALES N. ECTON, III, Respondent and Appellee 2013-04-30
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JEFFREY EDWARD BAKER, Defendant and Appellant 2013-04-30
IN THE MATTER OF: D.S.B. and D.S.B., Youths in Need of Care 2013-04-30
KATHERINE LOSEY BEALS, Petitioner and Appellee, v. JASON ERNEST BEALS, Respondent and Appellant 2013-05-02
BRENDA BAILEY AND J. STANLEY BAILEY, JR., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, MARK OLSON AND DOES 1-3, Defendants and Appellees 2013-05-02
JUDITH NEWMAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Karlye Newman, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, and NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, Defendants and Appellants 2013-05-07
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: JOHN R. STEAB, Petitioner and Appellee, and LAUNA J. LUNA, Respondent and Appellant 2013-05-07
WITTICH LAW FIRM, P.C. Plaintiff and Appellee, v. VALERY ANN OCONNELL and DANIEL OCONNELL, Defendants and Appellants 2013-05-07
IN THE MATTER OF: E.Z.C. and E.B.C., Youths in Need of Care 2013-05-07
BILLY KAYE WHEATON and BECKY JO CHILDERS, Co-Personal Representatives of the ESTATE OF MARGARET HOWARD, and BILLY WHEATON and BECKY CHILDERS, individually, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TOM BRADFORD and DANE BRADFORD, Co-Personal Representatives of the ESTATE OF JOHN BRADFORD, Defendants and Appellees 2013-05-07
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BARRY ALLAN BEACH, Defendant and Appellee 2013-05-14
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. WILLIAM GARRETT STOPS, Defendant and Appellant 2013-05-14
BRAD MOLNAR, Petitioner and Appellant, v. MARY JO FOX, Respondent and Appellee 2013-05-14
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: SUSAN J. PFEIFER, Petitioner and Appellee, v. PHILLIP CHRISTOPHER MEREDITH PFEIFER, Respondent and Appellant 2013-05-14
IN THE MATTER OF: K.B. and T.B., Youths in Need of Care 2013-05-15
RANDY R. MYRUP, PAULA EHRMANTRAUT-KIOSSE, Petitioners and Appellants, v. STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Respondent and Appellee 2013-05-21
DAVE McDUNN and CATHY McDUNN, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. DIANA ARNOLD, Defendant and Appellant 2013-05-28
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. NATHAN GERALD KING, Defendant and Appellant 2013-05-28
IN THE MATTER OF: S.C., Respondent and Appellant 2013-05-28