Category Archives: Hon. Warren E. Jones

Debt Recharacterization Is A Factual Issue and Cannot Be Resolved At Summary Judgment In the Face of Conflicting Evidence

Case: Idaho Development, LLC v. Teton View Golf Estates, LLC, Docket No. 37123 Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued:    December 12, 2011 Judges: Opinion Author: W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion: Burdick, Chief Justice; Eismann, Justice; Horton, Justice Specially … Continue reading

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Equitable Subordination Will Not Be Applied Outside of the Bankruptcy Context

Case: Idaho Development, LLC v. Teton View Golf Estates, LLC, Docket No. 37123 Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued:    December 12, 2011 Judge: Opinion Author: W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion: Burdick, Chief Justice; Eismann, Justice; Horton, Justice Specially … Continue reading

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A Tenant in a Multi-Tenant Shopping Center Owes No Duty to Warn Invitees of Hazards Located Near the Entrance to the Tenant’s Business, Where the Area is Not Part of the Leased Premises or Under the Tenant’s Control

Case: McDevitt v. Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc., Docket No. 37244           Court: Idaho Supreme Court Date Issued: May 27, 2011 Judges: Opinion Author:  W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion:  Eismann, Chief Justice; Burdick, Justice; J. Jones, Justice; and Horton, Justice Issue: Whether … Continue reading

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An Attorney Merely Owes a Duty to a Testamentary Beneficiary to Effectuate the Testator’s Intent As Expressed in the Testamentary Instruments

Case: Soignier v. Fletcher, Docket No. 37123 Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued:    June 30, 2011 Judges: Opinion Author: W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion: Burdick, Justice; J. Jones, Justice; Horton, Justice Specially Concurring: Eismann, Chief Justice Issue: Whether … Continue reading

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Recovery for Unjust Enrichment Is Barred When An Enforceable Express Contract Covers the Same Subject Matter

Case:              Thomas v. Thomas, Docket No. 36857 Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued: February 2011 Judge: Opinion Author:  W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion: Eismann, Chief Justice; Burdick, Justice; J. Jones, Justice; Horton, Justice Issue:  Whether an unjust enrichment … Continue reading

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Absent “Actual Evidence” of Forgery or That A Contract Was Signed On A Date Other Than That Stated, There Is Insufficient Evidence to Create A Genuine Issue of Fact About Whether or When A Contract Was Signed

Case:              Thomas v. Thomas, Docket No. 36857 Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued: February 2011 Judge: Opinion Author:  W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion: Eismann, Chief Justice; Burdick, Justice; J. Jones, Justice; Horton, Justice Issue:  When is there sufficient … Continue reading

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A Change in Idaho’s Public Policy Can Invalidate a Preexisting Contractual Provision Only If The Policy Protects The “Public Good”

Case: Hill v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., Case No. 36311     Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued:    January 5, 2011 Judges: Opinion Author:  W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion:  Burdick, Justice; J. Jones, Justice Dissenting Opinion Author:  Eismann, Chief … Continue reading

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Exhaustion Clauses in UIM Policies Are Void As Against Public Policy

Case: Hill v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., Case No. 36311     Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date Issued:    January 5, 2011 Judges: Opinion Author:  W. Jones, Justice Concurring in Opinion:  Burdick, Justice; J. Jones, Justice Dissenting Opinion Author:  Eismann, Chief … Continue reading

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