Larango v. Missoula Irrigation District

¶ 1 The Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, granted the petition of George B. Larango to exclude certain properties from the Missoula Irrigation District. The Missoula Irrigation District appeals. We reverse.

¶2 The dispositive issue is whether the District Court had jurisdiction to enter its order granting Larango’s petition.

BACKGROUND

¶3 On October 2, 1997, George B. Larango and Mary Louise Larango petitioned, pursuant to § 85-7-1846, MCA (1997), to exclude certain property they owned in Missoula, Montana, from the Missoula Irrigation District (MID). The District Court granted…