Legal Opinion
Nehring v. LaCounte
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1986No. 85-84PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FRANK HASWELL, RETIRED,
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
In a wrongful death and survival action against the operators of a Montana tavern who allegedly wrongfully served alcoholic beverages to a driver who later killed decedent in an automobile accident, the Roosevelt County District Court granted summary judgment to the tavern operators. We vacate and remand.
The accident occurred during the early morning hours of September 20, 1980 in North Dakota, about three miles west of Williston. Michael Bottensek drove the wrong way on a four-lane divided highway and struck head-on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by61 opinions
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