Montana High Court Finds Ticket-Holder’s Actions Undermine His Negligence Claim

The Supreme Court of Montana has affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to the University of Montana in a case where a patron attending a concert in the university’s sports arena sued for negligence after the chair he was sitting in collapsed.   There were several factors that weighed heavily in the court’s favor, according to the court. Namely: The plaintiff’s own actions absolved the defendant of negligence.   The incident occurred on November 22, 1999, when John