Stricker v. Blaine County
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The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the determination of the district court granting Hill County, Montana, and Blaine County, Montana summary judgment on the standalone claims brought by the Estate of A.J. Longsoldier, Jr. for negligence and denying its cross-motion for partial summary judgment on liability, holding that remand was required for further proceedings.
Longsoldier died in 2009 while in Hill County's custody. In the first appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the determination that neither Blaine County, where Longsoldier was arrested, nor Hill County discriminated against Longsoldier on the basis of race or disability. In the second appeal, the Supreme Court reversed the ruling that Hill County could be held vicariously liable for the negligence of the hospital where Longsoldier was treated during his detention. In this third appeal, the Supreme Court reversed in part and remanded the case, holding that the district court (1) erred in determining that the Estate's negligence claim against Hill County was barred by principles of issue preclusion; (2) erred in ruling that the Estate may not pursue a negligence claim against Blaine County; and (3) did not err in denying the Estate's motion for partial summary judgment on liability.
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