Mattson v. Montana Power Co.

¶1 Plaintiffs, Rebecca E. Mattson, et al., filed a complaint against the Defendant, Montana Power Company, and subsequently joined PPL Montana, LLC, as a Defendant in the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District in Flathead County. The complaint and amended complaint alleged, in part, that Defendants’ management and operation of the Kerr Dam damaged the Plaintiffs’ real property. After it was joined as a Defendant, PPL filed a motion to substitute the District Court Judge. The District Court denied the motion and PPL appeals. We affirm the order of the District Court.

¶2 We address…