Legal Opinion
Harmon v. Billings Bench Water Users Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1985No. 84-4136PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
On May 7, 1980, Virginia Harmon’s five-year-old son drowned in an irrigation ditch running through the city of Billings, Montana that is owned and maintained by the Billings Bench Water Users Association. Acting both individually and as the personal representative of her son’s estate, Harmon filed this wrongful death and survivor-ship action against the city and the Association. All three parties moved for summary judgment. The district court denied Harmon’s motion and granted both defendants’ motions for summary judgment. Harmon appeals only from the summary…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Fleming v. LockwoodMontana Supreme Court · 1907
- Fusselman v. Yellowstone Valley Land & Irrigation Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1917
- Rauser v. Toston Irrigation DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1977
- Cceur d'Alene Lumber Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1914
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3Cited by5 opinions
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