MAPSTON v. JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8

No. 87-133.

740 P.2d 676 (1987)

R. Wesley MAPSTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Raegan Ann Mapston, and R. Wesley Mapston and Carol Sue Mapston, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8, Lake, Missoula, Sanders Counties and Glen Paulson, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor F. Valgenti, Missoula, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Worden, Thane & Haines; Sam Warren, Missoula, for defendants and respondents.


HUNT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, Montana, from an order granting defendant's motion for a change of venue from Missoula County to Lake County.

We affirm the District Court.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether Lake County is the proper county of venue for this tort action.

The facts in this case are simple, but tragic. Raegan Ann Mapston and another female student were killed on December...

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