Legal Opinion
North Pacific Insurance v. Stucky
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 2014No. OP 14-0016PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat
¶1 The United States District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division, the Honorable Dana L. Christensen presiding, has certified the following questions to this Court:
2. Does Montana law recognize a claim for loss of consortium by the adult child of an injured parent ?
2. If Montana recognizes a claim for loss of consortium by the adult child of an injured parent, what evidentiary standard must the plaintiff meet in order to assert such a claim?
¶2 We accepted the certified questions and now answer that Montana law recognizes a claim for loss of consortium by the adult child of an *27…
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