Brunner v. Lacasse

Steven Gross (Gross), Lyle Grenager (Grenager), Allan Davis (Davis), and Ellis and Gloria Brunner (Brunners) appeal a decision from the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, denying them prejudgment interest and denying the Brunners’ claim for return of equity in property conveyed when the contract for deed was executed. We reverse.

This case arises from the conveyance of three twenty-acre, undeveloped, agricultural parcels from respondents to appellants Gross, Grenager and Davis in 1978. In 1979, respondents conveyed a parcel to appellant Brunners. At that time, Brunners purchased the…