Beaverhead Bar Supply, Inc. v. Harrington

The plaintiff Beaverhead Bar Supply (Beaverhead) appeals the order of the Montana Fifth Judicial District Court, Beaverhead County, granting the defendant Donald P. Harrington, d/b/a/Harrington Bottling Company (Harrington), summary judgment on Beaverhead’s claims of breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We reverse.

The plaintiff raises several issues on appeal, which we restate as follows:

1) Did the District Court err in concluding as a matter of law that no contract existed between the parties?

2) Does the statute of frauds bar the plaintiff…