Stickney v. State, County of Missoula

Plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their complaint against Missoula County Attorney Dusty Deschamps, Justice of the Peace Janet Jensen and Missoula County Sheriff Ray Froehlich. Plaintiffs also appeal the District Court’s award of $500 in attorney fees to Jensen.

On May 5, 1980, eight of the appellants (Arwood Stickney, Chriss Nelson, Barbara Welch, Daniel Nelson, Dennis Nelson, Hiram Nelson, Michael Nelson and Patsie Hoskinson) were in the courtroom of Justice Jensen awaiting the misdemeanor trial of appellant William O'Neill. O’Neill was charged with violation of the vehicular liability…