Beckman v. Butte-Silver Bow County

¶ 1 Roy Beckman filed an action against Butte-Silver Bow County in the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, seeking damages for personal injuries he received when a trench he was working in collapsed. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Butte-Silver Bow. Beckman appeals. We reverse.

¶2 Beckman raises the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court erred in concluding that as a mat-

ter of law trenching is not an inherently dangerous activity?

¶4 2. Whether the District Court erred in concluding that Butte-Silver Bow did not retain sufficient…