McAlpine v. Dahl

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the District Court in Cascade County granting summary judgment for defendants in a wrongful death action.

Plaintiff, Nancy McAlpine, brought the action for wrongful death of her husband against defendants on July 1, 1975. Almost two years later, after extensive discovery defendants moved for summary judgment. On May 16 and May 28, 1977, summary judgment was granted to each defendant in a brief order which did not set out the basis for the ruling. The facts giving rise to this controversy follow.

On April 27, 1975, Midland Electric dispatched a pickup truck and…