Legal Opinion
Slack v. Landmark Company
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 2011No. DA 10-0651PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat
¶1 Defendant Lewis and Clark County (the “County’) appeals from a jury verdict in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, finding the County negligent under §75-10-1306(1), MCA, and awarding $563,592 in damages to Plaintiffs James and Josephine Slack (‘Slacks’). The Slacks cross-appeal the District Court’s denial of their motion for attorneys’ fees. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 On April 13, 2002, the Missouri River Drug Task Force (‘MRDTF’) busted a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory (“meth lab’) in a home located at 1050 Mill Road in Helena, Montana. The MRDTF is a…
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