MacDONALD v. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH

No. 11189.

435 P.2d 369 (1967)

R.B. MacDONALD and A.P. MacDonald, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. The PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN the DIOCESE OF MONTANA, and the Diocese of Montana, a Corporation, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 15, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy, Robinson & Heckathorn, I. James Heckathorn (argued), Kalispell, Worden, Worden, Thane & Robb, Donovan Worden, Jr. (argued), Missoula, for appellants.

J.A. Turnage (argued), Charles B. McNeil (argued), Polson, for respondents.


JAMES T. HARRISON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendants from a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs in an action to recover damages allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants.

The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants' negligence was the proximate cause of a fire which damaged their property, Wild Horse Island. The negligence alleged is the failure to properly supervise two boys who were staying at a church camp operated by the defendants...

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