DEIST v. THORNTON

No. DA 08-0232.

201 P.3d 800 (2009)

2009 MT 21

Jay DEIST, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Donna THORNTON and Thorco, Inc., a Montana Corporation, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: James C. Bartlett, Attorney at Law, Kalispell, Montana.

For Appellee: Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, Joseph P. Cosgrove, Hoyt & Blewett, PLLC, Great Falls, Montana.


Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Donna Thornton, a resident of Flathead County, Montana, sued Jay Deist (Deist), also a Flathead County resident, in the United States District Court in Missoula, Montana, claiming Deist had committed various federal crimes causing her injury. The federal court ruled in favor of Deist and dismissed Thornton's action. Deist then brought a malicious prosecution claim against Thornton and Thorco,...

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