Swanson v. Consumer Direct

¶1 Lee Swanson (Swanson) appeals from the orders of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, granting summary judgment to Defendant Consumer Direct and denying his M. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to alter or amend the judgment. We affirm and address the following issue:

Did the District Court err by denying Swanson’s motions on the ground that the claims were foreclosed under § 53-6-145, MCA?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Swanson is the Personal Representative of the Estate of Maria Atkins-Swanson (Atkins-Swanson), who tragically died in 2013. Atkins-Swanson was a…