Legal Opinion

Harrison v. Lovas

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 2010No. DA 09-0540PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Lowell Harrison, Janiece Mydland, and Lue Ann Jones (collectively, Plaintiffs) appeal from the order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, granting summary judgment in favor of defendant attorney Sol Lovas. We affirm.

ISSUES

¶2 Plaintiffs raise two issues on appeal:

¶3 Whether Lovas owed a duty to third-party beneficiaries of a family trust; and

¶4 Whether the statute of limitations bars the action.

¶5 Because our resolution of the first issue is dispositive, we need not discuss the second issue raised by Plaintiffs.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶6 George and Helen…

2Cases cited3 opinions

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  2. Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Montana Board of Environmental ReviewMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. Montana Department of Environmental QualityMontana Supreme Court · 2010

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