NEWMAN v. LICHFIELD

No. DA 10-0548.

272 P.3d 625 (2012)

2012 MT 47

Judith NEWMAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Karlye Newman, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert LICHFIELD, and World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, Inc., Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: March 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Lawrence A. Anderson , Attorney at Law, Great Falls, Montana, James A. Manley , Ann L. Moderie , Manley Law Firm, Polson, Montana, Elizabeth A. Best , Best Law Offices, P.C., Great Falls, Montana, Thomas J. Beers , Beers Law Offices, Missoula, Montana.

For Appellees: Sue Ann Love , Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett & Weaver, P.C., Great Falls, Montana, William S. Kronenberg , Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, San Francisco, California.


Justice Patricia O. Cotter delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Judith Newman (Newman), mother of and personal representative of the estate of Karlye Newman, appeals from certain pretrial and trial rulings made in the Twentieth Judicial District Court of Sanders County, Montana, concerning the suicidal death of Karlye while at a boarding school for troubled teenagers. The District Court limited the scope of evidence regarding foreseeability, denied Newman...

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