Stensvad v. Newman Ayers Ranch

Summary

The Court held that Montana's revised preliminary-injunction statute requires an applicant to make a sufficient showing on all four statutory factors, while permitting the serious-questions sliding-scale framework for evaluating those factors. The District Court manifestly abused its discretion by addressing only irreparable harm, so the case was remanded for supplemental findings without deciding whether an injunction should ultimately issue. The Court also held that injunctive relief may supplement, rather than be displaced by, the statutory agister's-lien process and that the alleged injuries could support a finding that monetary damages were inadequate.