Mcnain Holdings v. Wilderness Preserve
DA 25-0686
·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Open
Docket
DA 25-0686
Type
Direct Appeal — Breach of Contract
Classification
Civil
Outcome
Reversed
Lower court case
DV-27-2023-0000158-BC
Lower court judge
Hon. Matthew J. Cuffe
Key dates
Appeal filed
Oct 1, 2025
Transcript filed
Oct 3, 2025
Record filed
Oct 9, 2025
Briefing started
Oct 9, 2025
Appellant Opening Brief Filed
Dec 8, 2025
Appellee Response Brief Filed
Feb 3, 2026
Appellant Reply Brief Filed
Feb 17, 2026
Briefing ended
Feb 17, 2026
Sent to the court
Feb 17, 2026
Submitted for decision
Feb 17, 2026
Classified
May 13, 2026
Opinion issued
Aug 18, 2026
Calculated
from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start
8
Briefing days
130
Briefing start to opening brief filed
59
Classified to Opinion
97
Close of briefing to sent to court
0
Days since filed
335
Filing date to Opinion
321
Opening to response
57
Response to reply
13
Sent to court to classified
85
Submitted for decision to Opinion
182
Tags
Five Justice Panel
Open
Published opinion
Reversed
Parties
Opinion
Mcnain Holdings v. Wilderness Preserve, 2026 MT 193Reversed on August 18, 2026, in a 5 to 0 published opinion.
Summary
This case grew out of a timeshare-style vacation deal gone sour. In 2015, two couples—the McNains and the Blakes—bought fractional interests in a "Wilderness Club" resort near Eureka, Montana, each paying $75,000 for a share of a three-bedroom villa with the understanding that Wilderness Preserve US LP would eventually build a four-bedroom villa and transfer them into it. Until that happened, the couples were promised free use of a four-bedroom cabin and no maintenance fees. Nearly eig...
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Events
most recent first
Opinion - Published - Justice Shea - Affirmed and Remanded
Aug 18, 2026
3:19 PM
Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel
May 13, 2026
11:48 AM
Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court
Feb 17, 2026
10:33 AM
Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed
Feb 17, 2026
10:31 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply
Feb 17, 2026
9:45 AM
Appellant Reply Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed
Feb 4, 2026
8:23 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response
Feb 3, 2026
4:16 PM
Appellee Response Brief
Extension - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs/Appellees shall have up to and including February 6, 2026 to file their Answer Brief
Dec 10, 2025
8:36 AM
Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellee's Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days)
Dec 9, 2025
4:33 PM
Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Appellant's Opening Brief Filed
Dec 8, 2025
3:56 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening
Dec 8, 2025
12:21 PM
Appellant Opening Brief
Mediation - Mediator's Report - Case Not Settled
Nov 12, 2025
2:00 PM
Mediation
Mediation - Selection of Mediator - Michael G. Moses
Oct 31, 2025
10:19 AM
Mediation
Grant - Appellant shall have an extension of time up to and including Monday, December 8, 2025 within which to file its initial brief
Oct 24, 2025
10:43 AM
Other
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Opening Brief (First Request 30 Days)
Oct 24, 2025
8:00 AM
Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Exhibits Filed
Oct 14, 2025
4:32 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Record - Exhibits Filed for DV-23-158 consisting of one (1) white three-ring binder of exhibits
Oct 14, 2025
4:30 PM
Record
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed
Oct 9, 2025
3:20 PM
Record
Record - Electronic DC Record Filed for Cause DV 23-158 consisting of 1-84, and Case Register
Oct 9, 2025
2:49 PM
Record
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed
Oct 3, 2025
3:10 PM
Transcript
Record - Electronic Transcript Filed for Cause No. DV-23-158 of 04/7/2025, 04/08/2025, 04/09/2025 & 08/19/2025 hearings
Oct 3, 2025
3:00 PM
Record
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice
Oct 1, 2025
3:24 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Notice of Appeal Filed
Oct 1, 2025
3:04 PM
Notice
Fees - Filing Fee Paid (E-Filing)
Oct 1, 2025
3:04 PM
Fees