Giest v. Sequoia Ventures, Inc.

Opinion

REARDON, J.

This appeal from a judgment of nonsuit challenges the trial court’s conclusion that the asbestos wrongful death action was barred by the Montana statute of repose, as made applicable by our own “borrowing statute.” This ruling was sound, as was the court’s award of costs. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

I. Background

Appellants, the surviving heirs and the executor of the estate of Leon Giest, filed this action against numerous defendants on December 5, 1995. It arises out of the death of their decedent Leon Giest on June 5, 1995, from diseases resulting from the alleged…