KIPP v. WONG

No. 12378.

517 P.2d 897 (1974)

William KIPP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Billy WONG, d/b/a the Standard Bar, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Hennessey, argued, Billings, for plaintiff and appellant.

Crowley, Kilbourne, Haughey, Hanson & Gallagher, Billings, Stephen H. Foster argued, Billings, for defendant and respondent.


DALY, Justice.

This is an action for damages brought by plaintiff William Kipp in the district court of Yellowstone County against Billy Wong, owner of the Standard Bar, a public bar, as a result of a gunshot wound received by plaintiff while he was a patron in defendant's bar.

Plaintiff brings this appeal from a judgment entered by the district court on a directed verdict in favor of defendant bar owner.

On April 19, 1970, at about 1:30 a.m., plaintiff...

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