Brookings v. Thompson

This is the third appeal of a personal injury case arising out of a motor vehicle accident in Conrad, Montana, on January 4,1985. The first trial resulted in a jury verdict on March 21,1988, finding neither Thompson nor Tigart to be negligent. The District Court granted a new trial for irregularities in the proceedings. This Court upheld the District Court’s order granting Brookings and Tigart a new trial, 237 Mont. 468, 774 P.2d 401. The case was then appealed a second time on the issue of attorney’s fees. This Court upheld the District Court’s award of attorney’s fees.

On May 11, 1990, the…