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Supreme Court overrules itself on county road liability
Montana Supreme Court reverses earlier ruling and holds county commissioners must have actual notice of a defective road and be negligent after that notice to be liable for damages. The decision ties liability to board action, not individual notice, and clarifies that a prima facie case exists against both commissioners and the road supervisor if two or more members neglect repairs after notice.
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Supreme Court of
State of
Montana
Board of Commissioners
G. W. Smith
Lewis and Clark County
Henry Zimmer
J. J. Hindson
W. F. Root
Zimmer
District Court
Supreme Court
O. W. McConnell
Tower Court
Smith
Board of County Commissioners
Hindson
Richardson
Root
Justice Holloway
Justice Smith
Moses F. Root
Brantly
Worden