Bruner v. Yellowstone County

This is an appeal from grant of summary judgment to the defendants by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County. We affirm.

The following issue is dispositive of the case:

Did the District Court err in granting summary judgment on the issues of negligent retention and sexual harassment?

Plaintiff, Wendi Bruner was employed as a secretary by the Yellowstone County Attorney’s Office from August of 1991 until she tendered her resignation on April 8,1992. In her resignation, plaintiff claimed that she had been continually sexually harassed by then Deputy County Attorney David Hoefer.