Chambers v. City of Helena

¶1 Appellant City of Helena (City) appeals two rulings of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, holding the City negligent per se and granting Respondent Clifford Chambers’ (Chambers) motion for a new trial. Chambers cross appeals an order of the District Court denying his motion to amend his complaint to include a claim for strict liability. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal in the same order as originally presented to the District Court:

¶3 1. Did the District…