Legal Opinion

Spoja v. White

Montana Supreme Court

Decided January 14, 2014No. DA 13-0216PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat

¶1 Did the District Court err when it granted judgment as a matter of law, finding Spoja had presented no evidence of malicious prosecution?

¶2 Did the District Court err when it granted summary judgment on Spoja’s abuse of process claim?

¶3 Did the District Court err when it granted summary judgment on Spoja’s attorney deceit claim?

¶4 Did the District Court err when it required Spoja to pay the costs incurred and paid by Defendant Tipp, including costs associated with Tipp’s expert witness?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶5 The present civil suit stems from two prior legal proceedings; a…

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