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ONSTAD v. PAYLESS SHOESOURCE

No. 99-462.

9 P.3d 38 (2000)

2000 MT 230

Katie ONSTAD, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, a corporation, and Payless Store # 2655 in Billings, Montana, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted April 27, 2000.

Decided August 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Singer (argued), Moulton Law Firm, Billings, Montana, James L. Jones (argued) and William A. Cole, Dorsey & Whitney, Billings, Montana, For Appellants.

A. Clifford Edwards (argued), Elizabeth A. Halverson and Roberta Anner-Hughes, Edwards, Tolstedt & Frickle, Billings, Montana, For Respondent.

Chief Justice J.A. TURNAGE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 A Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, jury awarded Katie Onstad $500,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages on her complaint that her employer, Payless Shoe-Source, failed to provide her with a safe place to work. Payless appeals. We affirm.

¶ 2 The issues are:

¶ 3 1. Whether the District Court erred in rejecting Payless's workers...

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