Legal Opinion

Stowers v. Community Medical Center, Inc.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 2007No. DA 06-0361PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Warner

¶ 1 Plaintiff John Stowers (Stowers) appeals an order from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, granting Community Medical Center’s (CMC) motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issue on appeal: Did the District Court err in granting summary judgment to Community Medical Center because Stowers’ employment was for a specified term under a written contract?

BACKGROUND

¶3 Stowers is a medical doctor, specializing in emergency care. He entered into an employment agreement (Employment Agreement or Agreement) with CMC which provided that Stowers was to be employed for…

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