Livingston v. Livingston

The plaintiff appeals from a decision of the District Court of the Third Judicial District, Powell County, that her claim in damages was barred by the statute of limitations, Section 27-2-401(1), MCA. We affirm.

The plaintiff suffered a loss of vision in her left eye on November 12, 1977, at which time she was approximately twelve years, two months old. She was struck in the face by glass from a window broken by her brother, William, at the home of their father, Edward. The injuries not only destroyed the vision in her left eye, but also soon thereafter forced surgical removal of the eye.…