Schmidt v. Colonial Terrace Associates

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The District Court adopted the findings and conclusions of a special master appointed to determine the matter of offsets against a previous jury verdict awarding defendants damages on their counterclaim. The special master found offsets for services performed by various contractors for the defendants’ benefit, but did not find that taxes and insurance payments made by plaintiffs were to be offset against the verdict. The District Court also awarded costs and fees to the…