State Ex Rel. Ferguson v. District Court of Eighteenth Judicial District

This is an original proceeding seeking a writ of supervisory control over the district court of Gallatin County, the Hon. W. W. Lessley presiding. The petition alleges that Judge Lessley acted contrary to the laws of Montana in denying relators’ motion for summary judgment.

Relators are Ben Ferguson and Ferguson Trucking. Their petition alleges that an action commenced in respondent district court by George Hoffman against Yellowstone Pine and relators seeks damages for injuries claimed to have been caused by the negligence of Yellowstone Pine Company and/or relators. This action is one of the…