Legal Opinion
Kingfisher v. City of Forsyth
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1957No. 9462PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. JUSTICE CASTLES:
This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal on the pleadings entered by the district court as to the defendant City on its motion. The action was brought by the surviving widow on her own behalf, and on behalf of surviving children for damages for the wrongful death of Charles Kingfisher, which death resulted from a fatal shooting on July 4, 1953, by A. W. Devine, one of the defendants, a policeman of the defendant City of Forsyth. The judgment of dismissal on the pleadings was for the defendant City of Forsyth only.
The complaint, among other things, alleged: That the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hagerman v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Brooks v. CookMontana Supreme Court · 1929
- Griffith v. City of ButteMontana Supreme Court · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Gebhardt v. City Council of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1936
- Trescott v. City of WaterlooU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1885
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1976
- Barovich v. City of Miles CityMontana Supreme Court · 1959
- Boettger v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Montana Supreme Court · 1971
- Kingfisher v. City of ForsythMontana Supreme Court · 1957