Estate of Woody Ex Rel. Woody v. Big Horn County
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 Kenneth R. Woody and Lorraine Woody, as co-personal representatives of the Estate of Kenneth R. Woody IV, and on behalf of his heirs (the Estate), appeal the order of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Big Horn County, granting Big Horn County’s and Big Horn County Sheriff s Office’s (collectively, the County) motion to dismiss. The Estate raises the following issue on appeal:
Whether the District Court erred in determining that the Estate’s complaint was barred by the statute of limitations.
¶2 We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶3 Kenneth…
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