Estate of Nielsen v. Pardis

The Estate of Robert N. Nielsen, Jr., appeals from orders of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, granting Michael H. Pardis’ motion for summary judgment and denying its motion for relief from judgment or, alternatively, to alter or amend the judgment. We affirm.

*472A brief factual and procedural outline of this case will set the stage for the legal issues before us. While Robert Nielsen (Nielsen) and his wife June were vacationing in Montana in August of 1988, Nielsen was treated by Michael H. Pardis, a chiropractic physician in Helena, Montana, doing business as Pardis…