Legal Opinion
Krutzfeldt Ranch, LLC v. Pinnacle Bank
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 2012No. DA 11-0213PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 Appellants Krutzfeldt Ranch, LLC, William Krutzfeldt, and Julie Krutzfeldt (collectively “Krutzfeldts”) appeal the Thirteenth Judicial District Court’s order denying their motion to disqualify and to permanently enjoin the Crowley Fleck law firm from representing Appellee Pinnacle Bank in this action. We reverse.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶2 In June 2008, the Krutzfeldts and Pinnacle Bank entered a loan agreement in which the Bank agreed to lend the Krutzfeldts $5 million to develop a subdivision in Billings, Montana. Pinnacle Bank retained the Crowley Fleck law firm (‘Crowley”) to…
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