Joseph Russell Realty Co. v. Kenneally

Defendants, Thomas and Mary Ann Kenneally, appeal from a judgment in Silver Bow County District Court which quieted title *498to a tract of land in plaintiff, Joseph Russell Realty, Inc. Russell Realty cross-appeals, arguing it is entitled to damages for slander of title and attorney fees.

Both parties assert title to real property which is part of what is commonly called the Valley Addition in or near Butte, Montana.

From the abstract of title, it appears the property in dispute was owned by John and Mary Stewart in 1891. Russell Realty bases its title on a quitclaim deed executed in 1925 by the…