Legal Opinion
Dubiel v. Montana Department of Transportation
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 2012No. DA 11-0354PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Jerome Dubiel (Jerome) was killed while traveling north on Montana Highway 35 in December 2008. He was traveling during a 'high wind” event that had caused numerous trees to blow down along this stretch of highway. While stopped temporarily by a Montana Department of Transportation (MDT or the Department) field maintenance employee who was clearing highway debris, a tree fell on Dubiel’s car inflicting a fatal injury. Keevy, Jerome’s wife (hereinafter referred to as Dubiel), sued MDT claiming it had negligently failed to close the highway prior to her husband’s death. Several months into…
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