HUNNEWELL v. SYME

No. 86-508.

747 P.2d 875 (1987)

Susan M. HUNNEWELL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Rick SYME, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Charles Stahmer, Bozeman, for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert T. Cummins, Helena, for defendant and respondent.


McDONOUGH, Justice.

The plaintiff appeals the District Court's order granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment. The issue raised on appeal is whether an employee can recover bodily injury damages when the only negligence alleged by the employee in the court below was the employer's failure to carry workers' compensation insurance. We affirm.

In May 1981, Susan Hunnewell started working for Mr. Syme. In July 1981, Ms. Hunnewell attended a roping...

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