SUMNER v. AMACHER

No. 11319.

437 P.2d 630 (1968)

Floyd SUMNER, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Belinda Christian Sumner, Deceased, Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant and Respondents, v. Albert James AMACHER and Louise R. Rankin, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Wellington D. Rankin, Deceased, Defendants and Cross-Claimants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 7, 1968.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rankin & Acher, Small & Cummins and Carl Hatch, Louise Rankin Galt and Arthur P. Acher (argued), Robert T. Cummins (argued), Helena, for appellants.

Berger, Anderson & Sinclair, Richard W. Anderson (argued), Billings, Hughes & Bennett and Leon Lysaght, Helena, John V. Potter (argued), White Sulphur Springs, for respondents.


HASWELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the district court of Meagher County awarding damages of $37,000 to a passenger in an automobile involved in a two-car collision against the driver of the other vehicle and his employer.

In reality, this case consists of two separate actions involving numerous claims, counter-claims and defenses by various parties. All were consolidated for trial. As all claims and counter-claims...

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