Steinmetz v. Call Realty, Inc.

A trial judge must enter findings on the material facts of a suit. She must also make conclusions of law setting out the legal reasons for her judgment. RALJ 5.2(b). However, a written opinion or memorandum of a decision is sufficient if findings of fact and conclusions of law are included. RALJ 5.2(b). In this negligence and breach of contract suit, a district court judge filed a three-page “letter opinion” which spelled out both findings and conclusions, albeit in a nontraditional form. Because the appellant, Michael A. Steinmetz, filed a motion for reconsideration more than 10 days after…