Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Driscoll
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1999No. 97-222PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
¶1 Stephen Nelson (Stephen) brought this action in the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, against Police Officer Mark Driscoll (Officer Driscoll) and Butte-Silver Bow County (the County) (collectively the County) for the wrongful death and violation of the civil rights of Trina Falcon Nelson. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the County. Stephen appealed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
¶2 We restate the issues as follows:
¶3 1. Did the District Court err in granting the County’s motion for summary judgment on the ground…
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