Bugger v. McGough

¶1 Appellant P. Kay Bugger (Bugger) rented a house in Bozeman from Respondent Mark Johnson (Johnson). Respondent Mike McGough (McGough) served as Johnson’s caretaker. Bugger brought a claim against McGough and Johnson to recover her security deposit. The claim alleged that Johnson and McGough violated provisions of the Montana Landlord and Tenant Act, the Residential Security Deposit Act, and breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. A jury found for Johnson and the District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County, awarded $20,479.71 in attorney’s fees and…