Legal Opinion
Trankel v. State, Dept. of Military Affairs
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 1997No. 96-026PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trieweiler
The plaintiff, James B. Trankel, commenced this action in the District Court for the First Judicial District in Lewis and Clark County to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while working on property owned and controlled by the defendant, State of Montana, through its Department of Military Affairs. The State moved to dismiss Trankers complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), M.R.Civ.P. After considering the arguments of the parties, the District Court concluded that Trankel’s claim was barred by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Feres v. United States (1950), 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. ShearerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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