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Lawlor v. County of Flathead

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 28, 1978No. 13949PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daly

Plaintiffs Timothy Lawlor and Judith Lawlor, husband and wife, brought this'action in the District Court, Flathead County, seeking damages pursuant to section 32-2904, R.C.M.1947, for defendants’ (County of Flathead and its Board of County Commissioners) alleged willful, intentional neglect in failing to remove an obstruction to a county road. This obstruction allegedly caused the car which plaintiff Tim Lawlor was driving to crash. The trial of the matter, before a jury, began on April 11, 1977. Defendants moved for, and were denied, a directed verdict at the close of plaintiffs’ case in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Autio v. MillerMontana Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Pickett v. KygerMontana Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Boeing Airplane Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Virginia Brown and Albert K. Brown, Jr., by His General Guardian, Virginia BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
  5. Bartlett v. HantoverWashington Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Runkle v. Burlington NorthernMontana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. McDermott v. CARIE, LLCMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Cech v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Harris v. Utah Transit AuthorityUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Sistok v. Northwestern Telephone Systems, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1980

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