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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

McCUNE, Respondent, v. THE TOWN OF MISSOULA, Appellant.
    See syllabus and opinion in the case of Sullivan v. City of Helena, ante, page 134.
    
      Appeal from, Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County.
    
    The judgment was rendered for the plaintiff below by Marshall, J.
    
      Walter M. Bickford, for Appellant.
    Counsel cited, in addition to the authorities found in appellant’s brief in Sullivan v. City of Helena, the following cases: Upon the question of common-law liability, 2 Dillon on Municipal Corporations (3d ed.), § 997, and cases cited in note 1; Mower v. Inhabitants of Leicester, 9 Mass. 249; 6 Am. Dec. 63. Statutory liability, Sherbourne v. Yuba County, 21 Cal. 113; 81 Am. Dec. 151; Huffman v. San Joaquin County, 21 Cal. 427; Orowell v. Sonoma County, 25 Cal. 313; Maxmilian v. Mayor, 62 N. Y. .160; 20 Am. Rep. 468. No distinction between liability of cities, towns, and counties, Eastman v. Meredith, 36 N. H. 284; 72 Am. Dec. 302; Chidsey v. Canton, 17 Conn. 475; Browning v. Springfield, 17 111. 143; 63 Am. Dec. 345; Big doto v. Randolph, 14 Gray, 541; Morey v. Town of Newfane, 8 Barb. 652. In general upon the proposition involved, Livermore v. Board etc. 31 N. J. L. 508; Cooley v. Freeholders etc. 27 N. J. L. 415; Condict v. Jersey City, 46 N. J. L. 157; Grube v. City of St. Paul, 34 Minn. 402; Bryant v. City of St. Paul, 33 Minn. 289; 53 Am. Rep. 31. See, also, Boyd v. Insurance Patrol etc. 16 Am. and Eng. Corp. Cases, 466, and note on page 473; Kidder v. Dunstable, 73 Mass. 104; Shepherd v. Chelsea, 86 Mass. 113; Rowell v. City of Lowell, 73 Mass. 100; 66 Am. Dec. 464. If the action should be based upon the negligence of the officers of, the municipal corporation it could not be maintained. (Faulkner v. City of Aurora, 85 Ind. 130; 44 Am. Rep. 1; Ready v. Mayor, 6 Ala. 327; Buttrick v. City of Lowell, 83 Mass. [1 Allen] 172; 79 Am. Dec. 721; Griffin v. Mayor, 9 N. Y. 456; 61 Am. Dec. 700; 
      Levy v. Mayor, 1 Sand. 465; Schultz v. City of Milwaukee, 49 Wis. 254; 35 Am. Eep. 779; Ogg v. City of Lansing, 35 Iowa, 495; 14 Am. Eep. 499; Prather v. City of Lexington, 1 Mon. B. 559; 56 Am. Dec. 585; Uajford v. New Bedford, 82 Mass. 297; Elliott v. Philadelphia, 75 Pa. Sfc. 347; 15 Am. Eep. 591.)
    
      Frank H. Woody, for Eespondent.
    Counsel cited, in addition to the authorities found in respondent’s brief in Sullivan v. City of Helena, the following cases: Evanston v. Gunn, 99 U. S. 660; Chicago v. Robbins, 2 Black, 418; St. Paul Water Co. v. Ware, 16 Wall. 566; Cleveland y. King, 132 IT. S. 295; Robbins v. Chicago, 4 Wall. 657; Osage City v. Larkin, 40 Kan. 206; 10 Am. St. Eep. 186; Davis v. City of Orawfordsvdle, 119 Ind. 1; 12 Am. St. Eep. 361; 2 Dillon on Municipal Corporations (3d ed.), §§ 996, 998, 1012, 1014, 1017, 1018; Weightman v. Corporation of Washington, 1 Black, 39, and authorities cited therein.
   Brake, C. J.

Upon the authority of Sullivan v. City of Helena, ante, page 134, the judgment is affirmed with costs.

Habwood, J., and De Witt, J., concur.