HOLLISTER v. FORSYTHE

No. 95-537.

918 P.2d 665 (1996)

Marilyn HOLLISTER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John FORSYTHE, a public officer, and Rosebud County, a Montana Political Subdivision, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 17, 1996.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K.D. Peterson; Peterson & Schofield, Billings, for Appellant.

K. Kent Koolen, Nancy Bennett; Moulton, Bellingham, Longo & Mather, Billings, Steven J. Lehman; Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, for Respondents.


LEAPHART, Justice.

Marilyn Hollister (Hollister) appeals from the Rosebud County, Sixteenth Judicial District Court's dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Rosebud County and John Forsythe (collectively "Forsythe"). We affirm.

The sole issue before us is whether the District Court erred in dismissing Hollister's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim based on res judicata.

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