Legal Opinion
Oster v. Valley County
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 2006No. 05-136PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 County Attorney Kenneth Oster (Oster) filed suit in the District Court to recover unpaid wages, related penalties, and attorney fees from Valley County (County). The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Oster. County appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
ISSUES
¶2 The restated issues on appeal are:
1. Whether Oster is estopped from bringing a claim for unpaid wages against the County.
2. Whether the District Court erred in ruling that County Attorney Oster is entitled to payment of his salary increase by the County.
3. Whether the District Court erred in ruling that…
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