Feurherm v. Schmaing

Defendants, Donald Schmaing, Clara Schmaing, and Axel Schmaing appeal from a jury verdict and judgment of the Yellowstone County District Court concluding and ordering that a beer license was owned by and must be transferred to W. R. Neiss, one of the plaintiffs in this action. Plaintiff Neiss cross-appeals contending he was entitled to an award of damages by the jury because of the Schmaings’ wrongful withholding of the license, and that he is entitled to an award of attorney fees.

The dispute as to ownership of the beer license, which has now become quite valuable due to the statutory quota…