Bedford v. Jorden

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District of the State of Montana, the Honorable Diane G. Barz presiding, in and for the County of Yellowstone. We affirm.

This action was brought by Dale C. Bedford, appellant, on an amended complaint on two counts seeking special damages in the amount of $750, unspecified general damages, and $50,000 in punitive damages against E.E. Jorden, a Billings, Montana, veterinarian and his partnership. The first count of complaint alleges that the defendant, Dr. Jorden, willfully or by gross negligence…