Montana Supreme Court, 2015

89 opinions

STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER DONALD GREENE, Defendant and Appellant 2015-01-06
CRISTITA MOREAU, individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF EDWIN MOREAU, Petitioner and Appellant, v. TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO., Respondent and Appellee 2015-01-06
IN THE MATTER OF: B.J.T.H. and B.H.T.H., Youths in Need of Care 2015-01-06
IN RE MARRIAGE OF: MELINDA EDWARDS, Petitioner and Appellee, and JIMMY JOHN EDWARDS, Respondent and Appellant. MELINDA EDWARDS, Counterclaimant, and BI LO FOODS, INC., Third Party Defendant 2015-01-13
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC, Plaintiff, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee 2015-01-13
SONJA WOODS, individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF CATHERINE WOODS; and WILLIAM WOODS, individually, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE OF MONTANA by and through the MONTANA STATE HOSPITAL, a state mental health facility, Defendants and Appellees 2015-01-13
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: GAIL R. PATTON, Petitioner and Appellant, v. BILLY P. PATTON, Respondent and Appellee 2015-01-13
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JESSE TYLER THORPE, Defendant and Appellant 2015-01-20
CITY OF HELENA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RUDOLPH HEPPNER, Defendant and Appellant 2015-01-20
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. AMANDA RENEE BYRD, Defendant and Appellant 2015-01-27
THE MILKY WHEY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DAIRY PARTNERS, LLC, a limited liability company, and SCOTT STEFAN, Defendants and Appellees 2015-01-27
CODY MEINE, ROBERT MEINE, DOROTHY MEINE, JERRY MEINE, TAMARA MEINE, RICHARD MEINE, LINDA MEINE, BOBBIE MUSSARD, RICHARD BLAKE AND ROBERT BLAKE, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. HREN RANCHES, INC., a Montana corporation, JEFF NELSON, RENEE KLAKKEN, MIKE KLAKKEN, CHERYL HREN, JOHN HREN, BEVERLY HREN and JOHN DOES 1-5, Defendants and Appellants 2015-01-27
IN RE THE PARENTING OF: S.C.B., A minor child. MARY K. HOVLAND, Petitioner and Appellant, v. SHAYNE SAYLOR and BROOK BURRINGTON, Respondents and Appellees 2015-01-27
IN THE MATTER OF: J.A.B. and L.M.F., Youths in Need of Care 2015-01-27
WENDELL E. BENNETT JR. and KATHRYNE L. BENNETT, KARLA LANGE, SCHNEITER ENTERPRISES, LTD, ROGER F. DALLNER TRUST, Plaintiffs and Appellants, ANNETTE L. EFTA and AARON J. EFTA, PAUL T. CORCORAN, Plaintiffs, v. RONALD S. HILL, individually, SPECIALIZED CONSTRUCTION, INC., RONALD S. HILL, LLC, LAKE HILLS GOLF, LLC., Defendants and Appellees 2015-02-03
CRISSY WEIBERT, n/k/a TIEMAN, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JIM WEIBERT, Respondent and Appellant 2015-02-03
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MONTANA and PAUL FREDRICK HENKE, M.D., on behalf of themselves and their patients, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. STATE OF MONTANA and TIM FOX, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA, in his official capacity, and his agents and successors, Defendants and Appellants 2015-02-03
LISA BAILEY, Petitioner and Appellant, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent and Appellee 2015-02-10
IN THE MATTER OF: H.T., A Youth in Need of Care 2015-02-10
A.M. WELLES, INC., and the STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MONTANA MATERIALS, INC., a Montana corporation, d/b/a L.S. Jensen & Sons, Inc., and/or d/b/a L.S. Jensen Construction & Paving, and/or d/b/a Jensen Paving, Inc.; RSJ, INC., a Montana corporation, d/b/a Jensen Paving Co., and/or d/b/a Jensen Paving Company; GLJ, INC., a Montana corporation, d/b/a L.S. Jensen & Sons, Inc., and/or d/b/a L.S. Jensen Construction and Paving; LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation; ALPINE CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Montana corporation; and JOHN DOES I THROUGH V, Defendants and Appellees 2015-02-10
IN THE MATTER OF: B.O.T., Respondent and Appellant 2015-02-10
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRANDON THOMAS BETTERMAN, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-10
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Petitioner, Counter Defendant and Appellee, v. DON OMAILIA, dba LOLO PLUMBING & HEATING, Respondent, Counter Plaintiff and Appellant, and Diamond Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Respondent and Appellant 2015-02-17
IN THE MATTER OF: I.T., A Youth in Need of Care 2015-02-17
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRIAN LEE OSBORN, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-17
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BARNEY ALLEN MORSE, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-23
IN RE ESTATE OF DENNIS LAWLOR. AUDREY STOICAN, JOHN L. STOICAN, and JOHN WILLIAM LAWLOR, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. JOHN WAGNER, MARK WAGNER, and JOHN DOES 1-5, Defendants and Appellees 2015-02-24
CITIZENS FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, INC., Petitioner and Appellant, v. CITY OF POLSON, Respondent and Appellee 2015-02-24
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CYNTHIA MAE HENDERSON, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-24
IN RE THE PARENTING OF M.C., A Minor Child. MITCHELL T. COLLIE, Petitioner and Appellee, and BRITTANY PIRKLE, Respondent and Appellant 2015-02-24
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DAVID VIOLETTE, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-24
MC, INC., a Montana Corporation, PLAYERS, INC., a Montana Corporation, DOUGLAS PALAGI, an individual, and K.C. PALAGI, an individual, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. CASCADE CITY-COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, a Local Board of Health, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-24
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MICHAEL CLAUDE URZICEANU, Defendant and Appellant 2015-02-24
OLIVER W. ARLINGTON, Petitioner and Appellant, v. MILLERS TRUCKING, INC., a Montana Corporation, Respondent and Appellee 2015-03-03
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MICHAEL DUONG, Defendant and Appellant 2015-03-03
MONTANA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, (MPEA), a not for profit corporation, Plaintiff, Counterclaim Defendant, and Appellant, v. CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, Defendant, Counterclaimant, and Appellee 2015-03-03
ABBEY/LAND LLC, a Montana limited liability company, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. INTERSTATE MECHANICAL, INC., et al., Defendants 2015-03-10
WALTER and NEREIDA WOODS III, Petitioners and Appellants, v. JEFF SHANNON, Respondent and Appellee 2015-03-10
IN THE MATTER OF: A.H., L.M., and J.M., Youths in Need of Care 2015-03-10
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DOUGLAS WAYNE LEVANGER, Defendant and Appellant 2015-03-17
CHRISTINA TEMPEL, Plaintiff and Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. LAUNA BENSON, Defendant and Appellee/Cross-Appellant 2015-03-17
ALLEN GINN and LAURIE GINN, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC., and SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, Defendants and Appellants 2015-03-17
VICTORY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MONTANA STATE FUND, LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORPORATION, PAYNE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., WESTERN STATES INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., A Western States Company, and JOHN DOES 1-100, Defendants and Appellees 2015-03-17
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. HARRIS HIMES, Defendant and Appellant 2015-03-24
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: BRENDA JEANETTE CADENA, f/k/a Brenda Jeanette Fries, Petitioner and Appellee, v. KEVIN JOHN FRIES, Respondent and Appellant 2015-03-24
JOHN PATRICK STOKES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GREG W. DUNCAN and KATHLEEN M. GLOVER, Defendants and Appellees 2015-03-24
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MICHAEL L. BARRICK, Defendant and Appellant 2015-03-31
IN RE PETITION OF MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MISSOULA, COUNTY, Petitioner and Appellee, v. BITTERROOT STAR, MISSOULA INDEPENDENT, KECI, Respondents and Appellees, and VALARIE ADDIS, Respondent and Appellant 2015-03-31
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DAVID M. SCHWARZMEIER, Defendant and Appellant 2015-04-07
MARY McCULLEY, Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. U.S. BANK OF MONTANA, Defendant, Appellant and Cross-Appellee 2015-04-14
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. KRISTOFFER BENJAMIN CARNES, Defendant and Appellant 2015-04-14
OMIMEX CANADA, LTD., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendant and Appellee 2015-04-14
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BILLIE RAE DUPREE, Defendant and Appellant 2015-04-14
GEORGE THAYER GLUECKERT, SR., and LAURA JEANNE GLUECKERT, Petitioners and Appellants, v. KRISTIN GLUECKERT, Respondent and Appellee 2015-04-17
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: DELYNN ARNESON AXELBERG, Petitioner and Appellant, and TRACY A. AXELBERG, Respondent and Appellee 2015-04-21
KURT LEE KUMMERFELDT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Defendant and Appellee 2015-04-21
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MICHAEL PATRICK DUNSMORE, Defendant and Appellant 2015-04-21
IN THE MATTER OF A.K. and K.G., Youths in Need of Care 2015-04-28
KARRIE LYNN SERRANIA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LPH, INC. dba NORTHWEST COLLECTORS, a Montana Corporation, and DISCOVERY DENTAL GROUP, Defendants and Appellees 2015-04-28
IN THE MATTER OF: T.N.-S., N.N.-S., E.N.-S., and A.N.-S., Youths in Need of Care 2015-04-28
MONTANANS AGAINST ASSISTED SUICIDE (MAAS), a Montana Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, Petitioner and Appellant, v. BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY, Respondent and Appellee 2015-04-28
LUCAS RANCH, INC.; MONTANA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION; and THE MONTANA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, Petitioners and Appellants, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendant and Appellee 2015-04-28
TRAVIS KNAPTON, on behalf of E.K., a minor, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DANIEL W. MONK, CHERYL MONK and KEMBERLEE JOHNSON, Defendants and Appellees 2015-04-28
KELLY MITCHELL, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT, Respondent and Appellee 2015-05-05
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 and Appellant 2015-05-05
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MATTHEW J. SAMPLEY, Petitioner and Appellant, and MICHELLE DENISE SAMPLEY, Respondent and Appellee 2015-05-05
BARRY ALLAN BEACH, Petitioner, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent 2015-05-05
JESSICA GAZELKA, Plaintiff, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee, v. ST. PETERS HOSPITAL, Defendant, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant 2015-05-12
SHARON MEEK, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF JUDY J. MEEK, Deceased, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. MONTANA EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, CASCADE COUNTY, THE HONORABLE JON A OLDENBURG, Presiding Judge, Respondent 2015-05-13
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIOLET H. QUIRIN, a/k/a VI QUIRIN, Deceased 2015-05-19
SARA KENT, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of CASEY KENT, deceased, and as guardian for their minor children, STELLA KENT and LILA KENT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS, Defendant and Appellee 2015-05-19
CATHERINE E.W. HANSEN TRUST, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MICHAEL WARD; THEODORA TARBET, TIMSHEL TARBET, TARBET SCHRIER LLC, DALE TARBET, ESTATE OF DALE TARBET and all persons known or unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to plaintiffs title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants and Appellees 2015-05-19
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DENNIS LEO SCHOWENGERDT, Defendant and Appellant 2015-05-19
THE ESTATE OF JUDITH K. GLEASON, and JAN GREGSON and JAMES GLEASON, as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Judith Gleason, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CENTRAL UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, GAIL MOONEY and DOES 1-10, Defendants, Appellees, and Cross-Appellant; CENTRAL UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Counter-Plaintiff, and Cross-Appellant, v. THE ESTATE OF JUDITH K. GLEASON, and JAN GREGSON and JAMES GLEASON, as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Judith Gleason, Counter-Defendants 2015-05-20
VICTOR WORLEDGE, MATTHEW HALL, LYNNE KELLY, and MICHAEL BARTHOLIC, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. RIVERSTONE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC, HSC REAL ESTATE, INC., CREEKSIDE ICG APARTMENT PORTFOLIO III, LLC, NW APARTMENT PORTFOLIO II WILDFLOWER, LLC, NW APARTMENT PORTFOLIO II SHILOH GLEN, LLC, and 4000 MULLAN ROAD LLC, Defendants and Appellants 2015-05-26
AMY LOCKE, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ESTATE OF MARIAN DAVIS, Defendant and Appellant 2015-05-26
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JEREMY JOHN BRAULICK, Defendant and Appellant 2015-05-26
COREY HANSEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BOZEMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, and Does 1-15, inclusive, Defendants and Appellees 2015-05-26
IN THE MATTER OF: M.K.S., Respondent and Appellant 2015-05-26
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JOHN P. GREYTAK; TANGLEWOOD INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Defendants and Appellants, and GTL, INC. Defendant 2015-05-29
MARK SPOTTED HORSE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee 2015-05-29
SHANNON AMOUR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COLLECTION PROFESSIONALS, INCORPORATED, and NANCY SMITH dba CHOICES FOR CHANGE COUNSELING, Defendants and Appellees 2015-06-02
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. MATTHEW MONTGOMERY, Defendant and Appellant 2015-06-02
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. TAYLOR NELSON PINDER, Defendant and Appellant 2015-06-09
MONIQUE LAY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS, DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DIVISION, JOHN WALSH, ERV KENT, ED TINSLEY, PAUL GRIMSTAD, and JESSICA DAVIES, Defendants and Appellees 2015-06-10
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. BRENT MATTHEW PASSWATER, Defendant and Appellant 2015-06-11
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. POSNIEN, INC., Defendant, Counterclaimant and Appellant 2015-06-16
LESLEE WEBER, Plaintiff, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Defendant, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant 2015-06-16
CODY McDONALD, Plaintiff, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee, v. PONDEROSA ENTERPRISES, INC., RTK CONSTRUCTION, INC., and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants, Cross-Appellant, and Appellees 2015-06-16