Legal Opinion
Plouffe v. Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 2002No. 00-193PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 Douglas L. Plouffe and Roger F. Ereaux appeal the dismissal by the Seventeenth Judicial District Court of their action for malicious prosecution regarding alleged violations of health and safety regulations at Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs Resort by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Department of Environmental Quality. We remand for trial on the merits.
¶2 The two issues raised on appeal are:
¶3 1) Did the attorney representing Plouffe have authority to file a joint Notice of Appeal on behalf of Ereaux following judgment in the consolidated case?
¶4 2) Did the…
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