Legal Opinion
Brault v. Smith
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1984No. 83-194PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell
Appellant Kelly Brault filed a complaint on May 9, 1980, in the Missoula County District Court alleging libel, slander, contract losses and abuse of process. The defendants in that action, Richard and Alice Smith, Engine Rebuilders, Inc., W. D. Hirst, James Sadler and the Missoula Bank of Montana (hereinafter referred to as respondents) filed motions to dismiss. After oral argument the District Court issued an order of dismissal from which Kelly Brault appeals.
The allegations in appellant’s complaint concerned a prior suit filed in the Missoula County District Court in April 1974. See Engine…
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- Farmers Gin Company v. WardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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