Re: Montana: A Lawyer's Challenge

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Very interesting reading, Joane.  Thanks for the info.  I also took some
time to check out our state's statute.  Still could be scary depending on
how people construe certain situations and how well (or poorly) they might
be argued in a courtroom.  
Maggie
Michigan

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> From: Joane Pappas White <Lyoness@Castlenet.com>
> To: Ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  Montana: A Lawyer's Challenge
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 3:21 PM
> 
> Ridecampers,  
> 
> Last week I accidentally mismailed to you a note intented for my riding
> instructor about accidents in Eventing.  Many of you emailed to say you
> appreciated the information.  That information seems particularly
> significant in light of the Montana accident. The point of the article
> forwarded by my instructor was that the Eventing world needed to
> evaluate their accidents and seek solutions or they could find their
> sport at great risk from liability suits.  
> 
> I have been reading your responses to the Montana accidents carefully. 
> Like all people, you are being affected by the presentation of facts. 
> As each new fact has been introduced, your evaluation of the accident
> has changed. This is why juries are instructed not to allow themselves
> to reach any conclusions until all the facts are in and until they have
> been fully instructed in the law by the judge.  
> 
>   
> How many of you read the Montana Equine Liability Statute before you
> thought about lawsuits or claims?   I would encourage you to do so and
> then we can continue this discussion, not to establish responsibility or
> to discuss the specific people as that is counterproductive, but in the
> format of a hypothetical case, let's explore how the statute affects
> each group of people involved in an equine accident. I think you will be
> surprised by the outcome of this process and I know your thoughts on how
> to avoid similiar accidents will be a benefit to our sport.
> 
> The statute can be found at:  http://www.equispec.com/statute/mt.htm
> 
> Print it out so you can refer back to it as we discuss issues.
> 
> Joane Pappas White
> Attorney at Law 
> Price, Utah
> 
> 
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