SIMKINS v. JAFFE

No. 12641.

527 P.2d 1195 (1974)

Robert G. SIMKINS and Thomas G. Haggerty, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Morris Jaffe and William H. Sippel et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berg, O'Connell, Angel & Andriolo, Bozeman, Ben E. Berg, Jr., (argued), Bozeman, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Brown & Gilbert, Bozeman, Gene I. Brown (argued), Bozeman, Corette, Smith & Dean, Butte, Kendrick Smith (argued), Butte, for defendants and respondents.


JAMES T. HARRISON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants in a slander of title action entered by the district court of Gallatin County.

The controversy giving rise to this lawsuit started in January of 1971. At that time plaintiffs Simkins and Haggerty were directors of Bridger Bowl, a non-profit corporation created for the purpose of operating skiing facilities in Bridger Canyon near Bozeman...

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