Legal Opinion
Baltrusch v. Baltrusch
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 2006No. 04-827PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 William Baltrusch and Baltrusch Land & Cattle Company *283(William, collectively) sued his brother and business partner Otto Baltrusch, Jr. (Otto) and Otto’s wife Frances Baltrusch (Frances) to recover Partnership funds allegedly misappropriated by Otto and Frances for their personal use. The District Court granted Otto and Frances’s motion for summary judgment, reasoning that William’s claims are barred by the doctrines of collateral estoppel and res judicata. William now appeals the District Court’s dismissal of his claims against Frances. We affirm.
¶2 The issue presented is whether the…
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