DeJANA v. OLESON

No. 93-447.

869 P.2d 785 (1994)

Richard DeJANA, Individually and on Behalf of Oleson and DeJANA Law Firm, a partnership, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. H. James OLESON and E. Eugene Atherton, Defendants/Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard DeJana, DeJana Law Firm, Kalispell, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

H. James Oleson, Oleson Law Firm, Kalispell, for Defendants/Respondents.


WEBER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a dismissal by the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, of an action involving the parties' law firm. We reverse.

The appellant has raised several questions for review. We consider only one as determinative of the action before us:

Did the District Court err by dismissing this case without notice to the parties after five years of inaction on the case?

Appellant and respondent were partners...

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