Legal Opinion

Morris v. Big Sky Thoroughbred Farms, Inc.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1998No. 98-257PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶1 This is an appeal from the order of the Tenth Judicial District Court, Judith Basin County, awarding Big Sky Thoroughbred Farms, Inc., and Sherren K. Wauer (Farms and Wauer) $1,000 in discovery sanctions jointly and severally against John Scott Morris (Morris) and his attorney, Craig W. Holt (Holt), pursuant to Rule 37(c), M.R.Civ.P. We affirm, but base our holding on Rule 11, M.R.Civ.P.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶2 Morris originally brought an action in the District Court for damages against all Defendants — Farms, Wauer, Matt Childness, and Raymond Clark — on five theories of…

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