GOETTEL v. Estate of Ballard

¶1 David Goettel appeals an order of the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, granting a motion for summary judgment filed by the Estate of Ambrose Ballard (the Estate). We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶2 Goettel raises the following issue on appeal: Whether the District Court erred in granting the Estate’s motion for summary judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Goettel and Ballard were involved in an automobile collision on May 14,2006. The collision occurred when Ballard attempted to make a left turn in front…