Hanson v. Williams County

MESCHKE, Justice.

Bonny Hanson appealed from a judgment dismissing her claim for the wrongful death of her son. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hanson’s motion for a jury trial and that the trial court’s findings of fact were not clearly erroneous. We therefore affirm.

Hanson’s son, Todd Hefta, was killed in a construction accident while employed by the City of Williston. Hefta was standing behind a twelve-ton earth packer, apparently getting a drink of water from a cooler that had been left onthe back of the packer, when another City employee started…