Story v. City of Bozeman

Appellants City of Bozeman and Neil Mann appeal from a final judgment following a jury verdict in the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County, and from an order denying post-trial motions. Mark Story cross-appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

We phrase the issues as follows:

1) Were the damages awarded against the City for breach of contract and/or breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing excessive and speculative or duplicative?

2) Did the District Court err in limiting the City’s cross-examination of Story?

3) Does § 2-9-305(5), MCA (1985), bar Story from…