Legal Opinion
Goodover v. LINDEY'S INC.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1993No. 92-011PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
Lindey’s has filed an application for a writ of review together with a memorandum requesting this Court to dismiss an order finding Lindey’s in contempt. The order fined Lindey’s $500 and imprisoned its chief executive officer for five days. The imprisonment was suspended to give Lindey’s an opportunity to purge itself of contempt. Goodover has filed a response to the petition and Lindey’s has filed a reply to the response. We issue the writ and vacate the order of contempt.
The issues are:
1. Did the District Court have authority to find Lindey’s in contempt?
2. Did the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State ex rel. Zosel v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1919
- Goodover v. Lindey's, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1990
- Goodover v. Lindey's, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1988
- Mr. Steak, Inc. v. Sandquist Steaks, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Sellman v. SellmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. Michael LetaskyMontana Supreme Court · 2007
- Lindey's, Inc. v. GoodoverMontana Supreme Court · 1994
- Lindey's, Inc. v. GoodoverMontana Supreme Court · 1994
- Malee v. District Court for Second Judicial District Ex Rel. PurcellMontana Supreme Court · 1996
- Sanders v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1998
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