Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Greely v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1985No. 84-333PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber
On July 13, 1979, this Court ordered the statewide adjudication of all water rights in Montana to be commenced pursuant to Section 85-2-212, MCA. On August 3, 1984, the State of Montana, ex rel. Mike Greely, Attorney General, filed an application for writ of supervisory control of the Montana Water Court and the judges of that court. The State asked this Court to assume original jurisdiction to determine two issues: (1) Is Montana’s Water Use Act adequate to adjudicate federal and Indian reserved water rights? (2) Does Article I of the Montana Constitution prohibit the Water Court from…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by41 opinions
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