PICKETT v. KYGER

No. 11379.

439 P.2d 57 (1968)

Margaret PICKETT, as Administratrix of the Estate of Paul E. Pickett, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Clayton KYGER and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Corporation, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 28, 1968.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Hennessey (argued), Billings, for appellant.

Crowley, Kilbourne, Haughey, Hanson & Gallagher, Billings, Cale J. Crowley (argued), Billings, for respondents.


HASWELL, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiff in a personal injury suit from a judgment entered against her upon a directed verdict in the district court of Yellowstone County. The case is a survivorship action by the administratrix of a decedent's estate against a natural gas utility company based upon the latter's alleged negligence in causing a gas explosion resulting in personal injuries to decedent.

The suit as tried in the district court consisted...

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