Practicing in the Appellate Courts is for the purpose of reviewing trial court judgments to correct of errors committed by the trial court, development of the law, achieve a uniform approach across courts, and the pursuit of justice, more generally. Appellate courts are not a forum to make a new case, but instead they determine if the rulings and judgment of the court below were made correctly.
Big Sky is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin and Madison counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana. Located immediately west of the Gallatin River and U.S. Route 191, Big Sky is approximately midway between West Yellowstone and Bozeman. The population was 1,221 at the 2000 census. The community is also home to a ski resort of the same name. Big Sky is near the private resort community, Yellowstone Club, which is located west of the town of Big Sky.