Kelleher v. State

This is a personal injury action brought by the manager of the Helena City-County Airport against the State of Montana and the Montana Aeronautics Commission for damages resulting from injuries received in an airplane crash. A jury in the district court of the first judicial district, county of Lewis and Clark, returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $245,000. Judgment was entered thereon. After denial of their motion for a new trial, defendants appeal the final judgment.

Plaintiff was returning from a meeting at Lewistown, Montana, which involved him in his capacity as…