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Means v. Montana Power Co.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1981No. 80-266PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daly

This appeal arises from an order appointing respondent’s attorney lead counsel and providing for reasonable compensation and an order fixing that compensation entered by the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, the Honorable John S. Henson presiding.

There occurred on July 16, 1977, a fire in the Pattee Canyon area of Missoula County, Montana. The fire caused extensive damage to both homes and land in the area. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) fought the blaze and made arrangements for an investigation into the causes of the fire.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In Re Air Crash Disaster at Florida Everglades on December 29, 1972. Dorothy Gordon, Etc., Joseph Mazur and Rose Mazur, Meryl Adrienne Rubin, Etc., and Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, Their Attorneys v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Steve N. Minguzzi, and Landes, Wingate & Shamis, Their Attorneys v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., and "Plaintiffs' Committee,"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  2. Vincent v. Hughes Air West, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. MacAlister v. GutermaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  4. First Security Bank of Bozeman v. TholkesMontana Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Philadelphia Housing Authority v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Montanans for the Responsible Use of the School Trust v. State Ex Rel. Board of Land CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Helena Elementary School District No. 1 v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. HallMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Johnson v. TindallMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Murer v. State Compensation Mutual Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 1997

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