HANSON v. COLGROVE

No. 11488.

447 P.2d 486 (1968)

Rhoda HANSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Roland V. COLGROVE, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hutton, Schiltz & Sheehy, Billings, John C. Sheehy (argued), Billings, Kenneth R. Wilson, Miles City, for appellant.

Lucas & Jardine, Thomas M. Monaghan, Miles City, James Lucas (argued), Miles City, for respondent.


HASWELL, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for defendant in a "slip-and-fall" case involving an icy sidewalk in Miles City. The case was tried by jury in the district court of Custer County before the Honorable A.B. Martin, district judge.

The principal question upon this appeal is whether the defenses of assumption of risk and contributory negligence should have been submitted to the jury. The trial judge ruled they should. We agree...

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