Pryor v. Babcock Building Corp.

Summary

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for Babcock Building Corporation in William Pryor’s slander-of-title action. The court held that payments made by Pryor’s wife did not fully satisfy the judgment lien, so Babcock was not obligated to release it and the slander-of-title claim failed.

Holdings

1. Babcock was under no obligation to extinguish the judgment lien because Jane's payments did not fully satisfy even the amount shown in the original transcript of judgment.
2. The district court did not err in granting summary judgment to Babcock.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court erred in granting Babcock's motion for summary judgment on William Pryor's slander-of-title claim.

Disposition

affirmed