Legal Opinion
Morrow v. Monfric, Inc.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 2015No. DA 14-0464PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKINNON
¶1 Plaintiffs James Morrow, Tyrel Wermelskirchen, and Dustin Higgs, on behalf of others similarly situated, appeal the denial of their motion for class certification in the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County. We affirm.
¶2 The issue presented for review is whether the District Court abused its discretion when it denied class certification on the grounds that the proposed class was not sufficiently numerous.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 Plaintiffs are laborers who worked on the construction and rehabilitation of two multi-family housing projects in Kalispell, known as…
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