Legal Opinion
White v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1983No. 82-170PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrison
The State of Montana appeals from a summary judgment entered by the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, which found section 2-9-104, MCA, limitation on governmental liability for damages in tort, and section 2-9-105, MCA, providing for state immunity from exemplary and punitive damages, both to be unconstitutional.
Plaintiff filed an action seeking damages for personal injury alleging negligence on the part of defendant State of Montana. The State filed an answer alleging that the government was immune from liability for noneconomic damages and for punitive damages.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Corrigan v. JanneyMontana Supreme Court · 1981
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