Glacier Bear Retreat, LLC v. Matt Dusek

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GLACIER BEAR RETREAT, LLC; No. 23-35117

GAIL L. GOODWIN; DARRYL C.

SLATTENGREN, D.C. No. 9:22-cv- 00019-KLD Plaintiffs-counter- defendants-Appellees, v. ORDER

CERTIFYING

MATT DUSEK; RACHEL DUSEK, QUESTION TO

THE SUPREME

Defendants-counter- COURT OF claimants-Appellants. MONTANA

GLACIER BEAR RETREAT, LLC; No. 23-35268

GAIL L. GOODWIN; DARRYL C.

SLATTENGREN, D.C. No. 9:22-cv- 00019-KLD Plaintiffs-counter- defendants-Appellants, v.

MATT DUSEK; RACHEL DUSEK,

Defendants-counter- claimants-Appellees. GLACIER BEAR RETREAT, LLC V. DUSEK

Filed July 11, 2024

Before: Richard A. Paez, Jacqueline H. Nguyen, and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges.

SUMMARY *

Certification Order / Montana Law

The panel certified the following question to the Montana Supreme Court:

Whether the compensation awarded as incident to a decree for specific performance of a contract constitutes legal damages for the purpose of awarding prejudgment interest under Montana Code Annotated section 27-…