Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Chambers v. City of Helena

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 2002No. 00-695Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJustice Trieweiler

¶49 I concur with the majority’s conclusion that the Uniform Braiding Code was correctly applied by the District Court as a matter of law and that the City was, therefore, negligent per se. I also concur that the District Court did not abuse its discretion when it granted the Plaintiffs motion for a new trial.

¶50 I concur with the majority’s conclusion that the District Court erred when it decided as a matter of law that the operation of the City’s transfer station was not an abnormally dangerous activity. However, I dissent from the majority’s refusal to apply the law correctly.

¶51 The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Beckman v. Butte-Silver Bow CountyMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Molina v. Panco Construction Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2002

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