Zier v. Hancock

¶1 Alex Zier (Zier) appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, granting summary judgment to Tom Hancock, Tom Van Hoose, and Beartooth Bank (collectively “Beartooth”). We affirm.

¶2 Zier presents the following issue for review:

¶3 Whether the District Court properly determined that the Montana Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act (WDEA) governed Zier’s claim.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶4 Zier began talking with accountant Pat Davison in 2002 about collaborating to open a new bank in Billings, Montana. Zier and Davison enlisted Beartooth’s support in…