Skip to main content
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Calder v. Anderson, 911 P.2d 1157 (1996)

Citation
Calder v. Anderson, 911 P.2d 1157 (1996)
Parent Document
Calder v. Anderson, 911 P.2d 1157 (1996)
Jurisdiction
Montana (state)
Effective Date
1996-02-26

Other Sections in This Document (335)

Full Text

460 chars
The violation of statutes is negligence as a matter of law when the purpose of the statute is to protect a class of persons, the plaintiff is a member of that class, and the defendant is a person against whom a duty is imposed. Azure v. City of Billings (1979), 182 Mont. 234, 240-41, 596 P.2d 460, 464. The purpose of the statute also must be to protect against the kind of injury received by the plaintiff. Rauh v. Jensen (1973), 161 Mont. 443, 507 P.2d 520.