Vivier v. State Department of Transportation

¶1 Plaintiffs James Cyr Vivier, et al., (“The Viviers”) appeal from the orders granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants as well as the order denying their motions to alter or amend judgment issued by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. The Viviers raise a number of issues on appeal. We find the following issue dispositive: whether the District Court erred when it concluded that the Viviers failed to produce evidence of causation.

BACKGROUND

¶2 This action arises out of an accident that occurred on September 17,1995, when a car driven by Lisa Loferski struck…