HAVENS v. STATE

No. 97-319.

945 P.2d 941 (1997)

Steven K. HAVENS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Montana, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. DiRe; Knight, Dahood, McLean & Everett, Anaconda, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

William Evan Jones, Attorney at Law; Terry J. MacDonald, Missoula, for Defendant and Respondent.


LEAPHART, Justice.

Steven K. Havens (Havens) sued the State of Montana (State) claiming the State's negligence in failing to install a stop light at the main entrance to the Wal-Mart store located in Butte, Montana, was a cause of the motorcycle/automobile collision in which he received injuries. The State contended that Havens was contributorily negligent because his ability to react was impaired due to his consumption of alcohol prior to the accident. Havens filed...

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