Legal Opinion
Porter v. Galarneau
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1996No. 94-552PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erdmann
This is an appeal from orders issued by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, granting the defendant’s motions for summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
We restate the issues on appeal as follows:
1. Did the District Court err in determining that Montana’s Scaffolding Act did not apply?
2. Does House Bill 158, which amended Montana’s Scaffolding Act, apply retroactively to this case?
3. Did the District Court err in determining that Gordon Galarneau did not have a duty to provide Robert Porter with a safe work place?
4. Did the District Court err in…
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