JACOBSEN v. STATE

No. 88-216.

769 P.2d 694 (1989)

Rolf A. JACOBSEN, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE of Montana, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Hileman, Murray, Kaufman, Vidal & Gordon, P.C., Kalispell, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Dana L. Christensen, Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, P.C., Kalispell, for defendant and respondent.


McDONOUGH, Justice.

This appeal concerns alleged negligence by the State of Montana in combating a forest fire. Plaintiff Rolf A. Jacobsen, together with several other homeowners and an insurance company that sustained losses as a result of the fire in question (Plaintiffs), appeal from the judgment of the District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County, entered upon a jury verdict in favor of the State. We affirm.

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