Versland v. Caron Transport

The United States District Court for the District of Montana has certified this action to this Court for a determination of three issues.

The following facts were stipulated for certification. On October 7, 1980, Bert Martin Versland was driving a New Holland bale wagon in a northerly direction on Montana Highwayl91. Near his home, approximately eighteen miles north of Big Timber, a collision occurred between the bale wagon and the defendant’s semi-truck driven by Richard Martineau. Bert Versland was killed in the collision. Sharon Versland, the plaintiff, witnessed part of the collision and…