COOPER v. SISTERS OF CHARITY

No. 93-642.

875 P.2d 352 (1994)

Catherine J. COOPER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION, and St. James Community Hospital, Inc., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Leslie Hamner, Butte, for appellant.

Brendon J. Rohan, Poore, Roth & Robinson, Butte. for respondents.


HARRISON, Justice.

Catherine J. Cooper (Cooper) appeals an order of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver-Bow County, which granted summary judgment to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corp. and St. James Community Hospital, Inc. (St. James). We affirm.

On the morning of July 17, 1991, Cooper — then 80 years old — travelled to St. James to visit her daughter. Cooper parked her car behind the hospital and was walking...

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