Legal Opinion

Stockman Bank of Montana v. Potts

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 2006No. 04-639PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Warner

¶1 Rick Potts (Potts) appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, denying his motion for a new trial. Stockman Bank of Montana (Bank) cross-appeals a jury instruction and admission of expert testimony offered by Potts regarding the measure of damages for loss of cattle. We affirm. Thus, we do not consider the Bank’s cross-appeal.

¶2 We restate and address the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err in establishing the order of trial?

¶4 2. Did the District Court err in excluding evidence of the Bank’s offers to settle?

¶5 3. Did the…

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