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DAWSON v. HILL & HILL TRUCK LINES

No. 83-133.

671 P.2d 589 (1983)

James H. DAWSON, Individually, Dolores J. Dawson, Individually, James H. Dawson as Personal Representative, Plaintiffs and Petitioners, v. HILL & HILL TRUCK LINES, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 21, 1983.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoyt & Trieweiler, John C. Hoyt, Great Falls, for plaintiffs and petitioners.

Robert J. Emmons, Great Falls, for defendant and respondent.

MORRISON, Justice.

By declaratory relief, petitioners request this Court to answer the following question certified by the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division:

"Are damages for the sorrow, mental distress or grief of the parents of a deceased minor recoverable in a wrongful death action brought pursuant to section 27-1-512, MCA, 1979?"

This is a wrongful death action arising out of a five-vehicle crash which...

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