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Mcnain Holdings v. Wilderness Preserve
2026 MT 193
DA 25-0686
· Aug 18, 2026 · Reversed
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...
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State v. J. Carlson
2026 MT 192N
DA 25-0873
· Aug 11, 2026 · Affirmed
Jason T. Carlson was convicted by a jury in Fergus County Justice Court of fishing without a license. When he tried to appeal that conviction to the District Court, he missed the filing deadline: under § 46-17-311(2), MCA, and the Montana Uniform Municipal Court Rules of Appeal, a defendant must file a written notice o...
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Havens v. State
2026 MT 191N
DA 25-0867
· Aug 11, 2026 · Reversed
This case involved a challenge to Montana's Local Food Choice Act, a 2021 law (amended in 2023) that limits government regulation of homemade food sales, allowing consumers direct access to homemade food products without certain licensing or inspection requirements. Jeffrey Havens, a former state health department empl...
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N. Howe v. Precision Adas U.S.A
2026 MT 186N
DA 25-0760
· Aug 4, 2026 · Affirmed
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Est. of Janice Graham v. Howell
2026 MT 176
DA 25-0711
· Aug 4, 2026 · Affirmed
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Stricker v. Blaine County
2026 MT 170N
DA 25-0148
· Jul 28, 2026 · Affirmed
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State v. A. Twardoski
2026 MT 142
DA 23-0452
· Jul 7, 2026 · Affirmed
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Estate of Pfeifer-Murphy
2026 MT 136
DA 25-0437
· Jun 30, 2026 · Reversed
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Transparent Election Initiative v. Knudsen
2026 MT 126
OP 26-0301
· Jun 9, 2026 · Unknown opinion
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Marriage of Ramsey
2026 MT 123N
DA 25-0479
· Jun 2, 2026 · Affirmed
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State v. D. Steffens
2026 MT 97N
DA 25-0201
· May 5, 2026 · Affirmed
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Estate of Elliot
2026 MT 91N
DA 25-0593
· Apr 28, 2026 · Affirmed
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Transparent Election Initiative v. Knudsen
2026 MT 87
OP 26-0170
· Apr 24, 2026 · Unknown opinion
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Lowry v. State
2026 MT 71N
DA 25-0298
· Mar 31, 2026 · Affirmed
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D'Hooge v. Cincinnati Ins. Co
2026 MT 63
DA 25-0076
· Mar 31, 2026 · Affirmed in part, reversed in part
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