Poeppel v. Flathead County

¶ 1 The Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, granted Flathead County’s Rule 12(b)(6), M.R.Civ.P, motion to dismiss Richard Poeppel’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. This is an appeal from that dismissal. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

Factual Background

¶2 Richard Poeppel (Poeppel) filed a complaint against Flathead County (the County) for an order compelling arbitration, for unused vacation pay and, in the alternative, for wrongful discharge. The County filed a motion to dismiss under Rule…