Legal Opinion · Dissent

Strauser v. RJC Inv., Inc.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 2019No. DA 18-0480Published

1DissentJustice Laurie McKinnon

*809***356¶24 I find the Court's reasoning contradictory and incomplete.

¶25 Strauser financed her purchase of a mobile home and failed to make timely payments on approximately 66 occasions. RJC took no legal action against Strauser pursuant to the Agreement, but Strauser nevertheless sued RJC for failure to comply with RISA. Strauser sought a declaratory judgment that RJC could not collect finance charges because RJC allegedly violated RISA; she wanted the court to determine what amount remained owing under the Agreement. Strauser's claims for relief arise solely from RISA's various…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Northfield Insurance v. Montana Ass'n of CountiesMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Brisendine v. State, Dept. of CommerceMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Brisendine v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Hardy v. KrutzfeldtMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Murray v. MotlMontana Supreme Court · 2015

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