Bruner v. Yellowstone County, 272 Mont. 261 (1995)

Citation: Bruner v. Yellowstone County, 272 Mont. 261 (1995)
Parent Document: Bruner v. Yellowstone County, 272 Mont. 261 (1995)
Jurisdiction: Montana (state)
Effective Date: 1995-08-03
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/883592/bruner-v-yellowstone-county/ ↗

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The claim for negligent retention focuses on Yellowstone County’s failure to terminate Hoefer once it learned that Hoefer was harassing women employees — i.e. Bruner’s predecessors. The factual basis of the negligent retention claim against Yellowstone County started before Bruner was even hired. Bruner presented deposition testimony from the county attorney indicating that he was concerned that Bruner’s two predecessors would file constructive discharge claims against the County based upon Hoefer’s conduct towards them. This testimony certainly raises a question of fact as to the County’s prior knowledge (i.e. foreseeability) sufficient to defeat a motion for summary judgment on the claim of negligent retention.

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