Legal Opinion

Flora v. Clearman

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 2016No. DA 15-0705PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shea

¶1 Plaintiffs Marc and Gloria Flora appeal the October 13, 2015, Order by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, granting their preliminary injunction based on a prescriptive easement rather than on an express public easement. The Floras also appeal the Order’s limit that constrains their prescriptive use to light duty and passenger vehicles along the contested easement of Turk Road. We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Whether the District Court erred in granting the Floras a preliminary injunction based on a prescriptive easement claim.

2. Whether the District…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. Shammel v. Canyon Resources Corp.Montana Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Broadwater Development, L.L.C. v. NelsonMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Knudson v. McDunnMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Yockey v. Kearns Properties, LLCMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

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