Tempel v. Benson

March 17 2015 DA 14-0018 Case Number: DA 14-0018 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

2015 MT 84

_________________ CHRISTINA TEMPEL, Plaintiff and Appellant/Cross-Appellee, OPINION v. AND ORDER LAUNA BENSON, Defendant and Appellee/Cross-Appellant. _________________ ¶1 Christina Tempel appeals from a Missoula County jury verdict awarding Tempel some, but not all, of the damages she sought in her negligence action against Launa Benson. The dispositive issues on appeal are as follows: 1. Whether Tempel waived her right to appeal the jury’s verdict by accepting the benefits of the judgment…