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24 year old case finally gets a ruling
July 1, 2009
Montana: Retired Toole County District Judge Ronald McPhillips ruled in June of 2009 on a case first filed on March 31, 1983.
The case was brought by Montana resident Milan Ayers, who contended that his former partner James Rubow "swindled him out of his share of a natural gas field, with leases potentially worth millions of dollars". Judge McPhillips found the case file after the Great Falls Tribune wrote about the long-pending case, and ruled in favor of the defendant. The lawsuit was dismissed with no damages awarded.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Montana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Montana
State courts:
Montana Supreme Court • Montana District Courts • Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction • Montana Water Court • Montana Workers' Compensation Court
State resources:
Courts in Montana • Montana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Montana
