Jacobsen v. State

This appeal concerns alleged negligence by the State of Montana in combating a forest fire. Plaintiff Rolf A. Jacobsen, together with several other homeowners and an insurance company that sustained losses as a result of the fire in question (Plaintiffs), appeal from the judgment of the District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County, entered upon a jury verdict in favor of the State. We affirm.

Plaintiffs frame three issues for review:

1. Whether the District Court erred by allowing Defendant’s Exhibits “L” and “N” into evidence over Plaintiffs’ objections.

2. Whether there…