Montana Mountain Products v. Curl

¶1 Montana Mountain Products (MMP) appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Dawn Curl and Columbus Custom Products (CCP). We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as:

¶3 1. Whether Curl’s covenant not to compete is an unlawful restraint on trade.

¶4 2. Whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to Curl on MMP’s claims of intentional interference with contractual relations and business relations.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶5 In 2001 Dawn Curl worked for a company named Montana Cincha, Inc., located in Absarokee, Montana. Montana Cincha’s business almost…