PORTER v. GALARNEAU

No. 94-552.

911 P.2d 1143 (1996)

Lorraine A. PORTER, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Porter, and Jeff R. Porter and Kirk A. Porter, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Gordon GALARNEAU, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Molloy (argued), Helena, Thomas E. Boland, Great Falls, for Appellants.

Maureen H. Lennon (argued), and E. Craig Daue, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, Missoula, Lee A. Henderson, Hessian, McKasy & Soderberg, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Respondent.


ERDMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from orders issued by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, granting the defendant's motions for summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Did the District Court err in determining that Montana's Scaffolding Act did not apply?

2. Does House Bill 158, which amended Montana's Scaffolding Act, apply retroactively to this case...

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