KRIEG v. MASSEY

No. 89-266.

781 P.2d 277 (1989)

Leslie D. KRIEG, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dewey E. MASSEY, and Florence E. Massey, individually and d/b/a Massey Apartments; and Betty J. Young, a/k/a B.J. Young, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K.D. Peterson, Peterson, Schofield & Leckie, Billings, for plaintiff and appellant.

James R. Halverson, J. Dwaine Roybal, Herndon, Hartman, Sweeney and Halverson, Billings, for defendants and respondents.


WEBER, Justice.

The plaintiff, Leslie D. Krieg, brought this wrongful death action founded on negligence for failure of defendants to prevent the suicide of his 77 year-old uncle, Arthur Leslie Van Hoose. The District Court for the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County granted defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case with prejudice. From this judgment, Mr. Krieg appeals. We affirm.

The sole issue is: Did the District Court...

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