Legal Opinion
DeCelles v. State ex rel. Department of Highways
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1990No. 89-311PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDONOUGH
The plaintiff Julie DeCelles appeals the order of Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, denying her motion for new trial on the grounds that no prejudice resulted from the Court instructing the jury regarding the effects of joint and several liability. We affirm.
Appellant raises a sole issue on appeal: Did the District Court err in instructing the jury, over the objection of the plaintiff, regarding the consequences of joint and several liability as the law was applied to the facts of this case?
On November 17, 1984, Julie DeCelles was involved in an automobile…
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