360 Mont. 370, 255 P.3d 121 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM F. BIG SPRING, JR., Deceased. JULIE BIG SPRING and WILLIAM BIG SPRING, III, Appellants, v. ANGELA CONWAY, DOUG ECKERSON, and GEORGIA ECKERSON, Appellees. No. DA 10-0099.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted on Briefs November 10, 2010. Decided May 19, 2011. Page 371 Appeal […]
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STATE v. FOSTER-DEBERRY, 2008 MT 397
347 Mont. 164, 197 P.3d 1004 STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CAROL FOSTER-DeBERRY, Defendant and Appellant. No. DA 08-0159.Supreme Court of Montana. Decided November 25, 2008. OPINION AND ORDER¶ 1 On January 5, 2007, Carol Foster-DeBerry (Foster-DeBerry) was Page 165 charged with one felony count of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs in Cascade […]
PETITION OF BROWN, 139 Mont. 615 (1961)
359 P.2d 655 Petition of HAROLD R. BROWN for Leave to File Writ of Certiorari. No. 10229.Supreme Court of Montana. Decided March 3, 1961. Petition for Writ of Certiorari denied by United States Supreme Court December 4, 1961. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON: Original proceeding. Harold R. Brown, an inmate of the Montana State […]
STATE EX REL. MATT v. DISTRICT COURT ET AL., 86 Mont. 193 (1929)
282 P. 1042 STATE EX REL. MATT, RELATOR, v. DISTRICT COURT ET AL., RESPONDENTS. No. 6,563.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted October 8, 1929. Decided December 12, 1929. Certiorari — Judgments — Default Judgment — Premature Entry — Effect of Failure of Defendant to Take Action for Two Years to have Judgment Set Aside. Judgments — When […]
ADOPTION OF S.T.V., 226 Mont. 18 (1987)
733 P.2d 841 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF S.T.V. No. 86-524.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted on Briefs February 5, 1987. Decided March 4, 1987. Appeal from the District Court of Missoula County. Fourth Judicial District. Hon. Douglas C. Harkins, Judge Presiding. Larrivee Law Offices, Noel K. Larrivee, Missoula, for appellant. Terry Wallace, Missoula, for […]
STATE v. DISTRICT COURT, 108 Mont. 425 (1939)
91 P.2d 424 STATE EX REL. GALBREATH, RELATOR, v. DISTRICT COURT ET AL., RESPONDENTS. No. 7,964.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted April 14, 1939. Decided June 5, 1939. Supervisory Control Writ — Proceeding to Remove School Trustee for Collection of Illegal Fees — Time for Hearing of Accusation — Right to Jury Trial — Right of State […]
LEDBETTER v. CITY OF GREAT FALLS, 123 Mont. 270 (1949)
213 P.2d 246 LEDBETTER, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF GREAT FALLS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. No. 8882.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted September 28, 1949. Decided December 5, 1949. 1. Municipal corporations — Duty to keep streets and walks in safe condition. A city owes to the public generally a duty to keep its public streets or walks in […]
W.T. RAWLEIGH CO. v. MILLER ET AL., 105 Mont. 456 (1937)
73 P.2d 552 W.T. RAWLEIGH COMPANY, APPELLANT, v. MILLER ET AL., DEFENDANTS; STABIO, RESPONDENT. No. 7,694.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted October 11, 1937. Decided November 16, 1937. Contracts of Guaranty — Sufficiency of Consideration — Renewal of Former Contract — Breach — Corporations — Plea of Nul Tiel Corporation — Estoppel — Evidence of Similar Contracts […]
CAMPBELL v. MAHONEY, 2001 MT 146
306 Mont. 45, 29 P.3d 1034 LES CAMPBELL, Petitioner, v. MIKE MAHONEY, WARDEN, MONTANA STATE PRISON; JANET COX, SUPERVISOR, RECORDS DEPARTMENT, MONTANA STATE PRISON, Respondent. No. 01-247Supreme Court of Montana. August 7, 2001 Page 46 KARLA M. GRAY, Chief Justice: OPINION AND ORDER¶ 1 This matter comes before the Court on a petition for a […]
STATE v. LANCE, 201 Mont. 30 (1982)
651 P.2d 1003 STATE OF MONTANA, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. JOHN FESLER LANCE, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT. No. 82-206.Supreme Court of Montana.Submitted on Briefs September 10, 1982. Decided October 4, 1982. Appeal from the District Court of Ravalli County. Fourth Judicial District. Hon. Gordon Bennett, Judge Presiding. Page 31 Koch McKenna, Thomas P. Koch, Hamilton, for […]