Riley v. Warm Springs State Hospital

748 P.2d 455 (1987)

Michael RILEY, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

WARM SPRINGS STATE HOSPITAL, DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONS, STATE OF MONTANA, and the Independent Union of the Warm Springs State Hospital, Defendants and Appellants.

No. 86-380.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted November 10, 1987.

Decided December 30, 1987.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1988.

Karl Nagel, argued, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. for Dept. of Institutions, Helena, for defendants and appellants.

Johnson, Skakles & Kebe, Greg J. Skakles, argued, Anaconda, for plaintiff and respondent.

WEBER, Justice.

In July 1979, Mr. Riley was fired from…