Legal Opinion
Bates v. Neva
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 2014No. DA 14-0171PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 Jim Bates appeals the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court’s ruling that the Montana Human Rights Act (MHRA) applies to Laura *351Lee Neva’s claim of sexual harassment in her lease of commercial property from Bates. The issue we address on appeal is whether the MHRA applies to Neva’s commercial lease. We conclude that it does and affirm.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶2 In June 2009, Neva approached Bates about leasing a commercial property in Absarokee for an art gallery. The building was not immediately tenantable because it had a leaky roof and other problems. The two came to a verbal…
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